Where to draw the line between ‘being yourself’ & ’self improvement’?
April 16th, 2008
SmartBlonde asked:
So much advice tells us to ‘be ourselves’ or ‘be true to ourselves’, and yet we would all agree that it behooves us to undertake a certain amount of self improvement e.g. if someone tells you that you are rude, it would be worthwhile makeing an attempt to be more courteous, the same goes with other things like being more confident, more loving, more literate, more open minded, more healthy etc.
So much advice tells us to ‘be ourselves’ or ‘be true to ourselves’, and yet we would all agree that it behooves us to undertake a certain amount of self improvement e.g. if someone tells you that you are rude, it would be worthwhile makeing an attempt to be more courteous, the same goes with other things like being more confident, more loving, more literate, more open minded, more healthy etc.
This contradiction has been haunting me for years. I would very much like to change and improve myself, but I keep being told that I should just be myself. What am I supposed to do?
BRIGITTE
only improve the things u want to.
The changes youd like to your self esteem.
Don’t worry to much about that, stay true to yourself and please don’t pay attention to people that give you that kind of “friendly advice”. If we all selfimpoved and became what others want us to be, we will be perfect and that is impossible. People are unique and thats why you shouldn’t change for anyone.
Be yourself girl and staff them all.
P.S. If you do want to self improve do it for yourself and nobody else. Good luck
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For improvement that is personal choice and strengths in equal balance.
For your own self intactgood luck.
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