There's a difference between being yourself and being your stereotype.
Your whole appearance is a lie and it could never be true. And if you really loved yourself, then you would try and be you.
Never apologize for being yourself.
Authenticity is critical to leadership. That means trying to be yourself - this involves some self-disclosure, admitting what you don't know and being willing to ask questions.
I found out in pro wrestling that it works better if you just try and be yourself versus working on something you're not, so I'm me and maybe it's magnified a bit, but it's easier just being me.
Your freedom to be you includes my freedom to be free from you.
In order for you to be yourself, you have to be somebody first.
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.
I tend to not speak up as much, so saying no is rather difficult for me. The biggest step of being an adult is saying, "This is what I do like. This is what I don't like. " Being yourself means certain people aren't going to like that. I'm still figuring it out and taking things day by day.
One of the most crippling things we can do to ourselves is expect someone else to make us happy
I wasn't always this confident. Growing up as the awkward gay kid in a small town in Pennsylvania, you're constantly told, 'Don't be yourself, don't be proud of who you are.
The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. I tell this to my students: It's not about copying me or my logic systems. It's about allowing yourself to be yourself.
The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.
Gratefulness is not just saying "thank you. " It's acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science.
Things happen to help you get rid of the parts of yourself that aren't you; to help you be more real and more yourself, not like everyone else; to help you lead a more authentic life; and ultimately to help you discover who you really are.
Some people say, 'Save yourself and you save your ways. ' I say, 'Be yourself and you save your soul.
Picking a best friend who stands up for what she believes in, is true to herself and allows you to be yourself without judgement of how 'cool' you are? Well, now you're picking a friend for life.
Be yourself, that’s what makes the world go round!
When you quit school at an early age, I think you have a lifelong need to show the world - and maybe yourself - that you're really smart after all.
Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.