ARE YOU COMFORTABLE BEING YOU?

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken."

- Oscar Wilde

Do you avoid dancing at weddings because you think you’ll look goofy? Do you hesitate

to wear your favorite outfit because you’re afraid others will think it’s weird? Have you

wanted to go gray but worry your family won’t like it?

People who aren’t comfortable being themselves tend to:

•  Second guess their decisions

•  Worry about what others think

•  Hesitate to speak their minds or do what they want

•  Hide behind others’ words instead of using their own

  
  

If any of this sounds familiar, consider this: You are one-of-a-kind. No one else on the

planet is exactly like you. That’s why you deserve to be completely comfortable being

yourself – in every way.

Do you want a blue swatch in your hair? Do it. Would you enjoy camping solo and

sleeping in your car? Start packing. Have you always wanted to sing karaoke but were

too afraid? Get practicing. Want to write a children’s book? Stop hesitating. Think about

the joy you may have missed by holding back all these years and letting others

influence your behavior.

If there are people in your life who you know will…

•  Judge you for being yourself

•  Criticize your decisions

•  Make fun of you

•  Send snarky remarks your way

…let them! These former high school bullies are probably struggling with their own

insecurities and somehow feel better criticizing you. They might be jealous of your

spunk and wish they had the guts to be themselves.

Still hesitant? Think of an instance when you worried about what others thought of you.

When all was said and done,