This is 5 Minute Friday!

Ralph Waldo Emerson said,

to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

You know, many people go through life wearing a mask I did for many, many years.

I even wrote a book about this called The Mask of Mask Elinity,

but this doesn't just apply to men, it applies to all human beings.

They run away from who they truly are inside because they're worried about what other people will think about them,

or that they won't be accepted by other people.

I know I felt this way for a long time,

but hiding who you truly are is a recipe for negativity, mediocrity, and shame.

Trust me, this used to be a massive problem in my life,

and it took some time unwinding from.

And if being yourself is a problem that you face right now, then I've got a solution for you.

I've got three simple ideas, mindset shifts, that will change the way you look at yourself,

so you can embrace who you truly are.

So here are three things you must understand if you want to be more of yourself.

The first thing is rejecting who we are creates internal conflict.

You're essentially saying that you're a liar if you don't accept who you are.

If you're trying to project something else that is not you, you're lying to the world.

And when we show the world a different version of ourselves than who we truly are,

then again, we're telling ourselves you aren't good enough as you are.

This isn't just an unhealthy mindset, it's just simply not true.

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