Who are you? The path to finding your true self

Many people are yet to discover their true identity—that is for sure. There are too many notions out there on how one should behave, dress, talk, and so forth, that some people are hiding behind personalities that are not theirs. I know people who are trying so hard to impress others, fit in or be perceived a certain way. Friends, families, jobs, opportunities, places, things, time, don’t define who we are. But our uniqueness can be established in our values, interests, and passions—that explains why no one can be exactly like another, even if you’re identical twins. This is because each person is created differently. We can be inspired by other people and even put into practice some of their principles, but that doesn’t make us similar to them. Finding your identity requires recognising your purpose, and finding means of meeting your needs and desires to fulfil your mission. Failure to know who you’re can sabotage your self-esteem as you don’t know how to support or believe in yourself. But as one grows, they discover more of who they are because it’s an ongoing process, it doesn’t happen overnight. Some people struggle to find their identity due to external factors such as religion, nationality, people, surroundings and others. Do you know who you are or what you want to do with your life? What have you already done? And what do you want to do next? Exploring your identity will require you to answer these questions. But it isn’t too late to start the journey of self-discovery. The beauty about knowing who you’re is that you can connect more with yourself and others. The good news is that you can explore who you’re through knowing your beliefs. These are basically perceptions or what you accept or believe as truth. Finding your beliefs can assist you in letting go of the things that have been hindering you from achieving your desires, dreams and so forth. There are people that haven’t discovered who they are because of a negative mentality holding them back, for example, they say, “I am not good at this”, “I don’t have the skills necessary to do the task,” “I still have sometime ahead of me”, “let me first enjoy life, I am still young”, “If I failed before, then I believe I will fail again”, and more. Another way to examine your identity is accepting who you are. Sometimes we judge ourselves harshly because we’re not like the people we admire, or find it hard to fit in, or we maybe don’t appear like we wish we would. Your identity can also be found in your strength; find what you are good at and write it down. Once you’re aware of what you’re good at, you can apply it to your job, tasks, community, home, relationship and so forth, and you will be amazed by what you can change or do better. But also, look at your weaknesses as well and see how to polish yourself. Identifying your core values (traits or qualities that represent an individual or what you believe in) will also play a big role in knowing yourself. These can be security, loyalty, family, intelligence, connection, creativity, humanity, among others. These can help you in crafting a strong sense of yourself. If you find yourself confused and lost about you are, try to find someone to talk to for help. They may advise you, preferably someone you can trust or an expert. Having someone to assist you will make life more meaningful.

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Who are you? The path to finding your true self