“You will make a lousy anybody else, but you will be the best ‘you’ in existence.” –Zig Ziglar
Being true to yourself means everything. Personal honesty can take you to a place where you will be happy physically and mentally.
Do you want to know a little success secret here?
A successful and complete individual is not the one who has everything. A complete individual is one who understands the value of being true to themselves.
We like to share with you a simple and effective way to be true to yourself. These are practices and habit changes that you can slowly bring into your life. Or, if you already have some, enhance it strongly. After all, being true to yourself is what life is all about.
Without further ado, let’s get into it.
Here are:
Simple ways to be true to yourself in life
1.Don’t hide your feelings to remain positive to others.
It’s okay to be ‘Not. Okay’.
Hiding how you feel truly is bad. Express yourself. This is how you can be true to yourself.
Life is not always up. You cannot expect it to be so.
The best thing you can do is accept yourself when you don’t feel good. Don’t compromise your feelings.
Telling “I’m okay” all the time means you are stopping from being true to yourself.
Don’t keep saying that you are okay all the time. You cannot be positive all the time.
If you don’t feel okay, that’s fine.
2.Expose the things you hate about yourself.
Deep down, every one of us will have certain behaviors that we don’t like in us. It’s natural. Everyone in the world goes through the same feeling.
For instance, think about the habits you feel are making people avoid you. It could be gossiping, too much talking, badmouthing, quick anger, criticizing, etc. We know we have to stop this behavior, but somehow it comes out.
Confront those behaviors. Get rid of it gradually. Some habits cannot be changed overnight.
To be true to yourself, confront and clear the habits that you hate in yourself.
3.Don’t expect too much from yourself.
Are you someone who expects perfection?
Do you expect everything to go according to your plans and ideas?
If so, kindly do yourself a favor. Give your best. Relax. Let things take their course. Instead, don’t go hard on yourself when things don’t go how you wished.
Reality is distinct. Embracing this fact will make you find self-compassion.
Accepting that you are prone to mistakes is important in life. Without mistakes, there is no chance for growth and improvement.
So, don’t go hard on yourself. Mistakes are normal in life.
4.Your Passion reflects your true self.
Find your passion.
To be true to yourself has the advantage of identifying your genuine life needs. You will know what you want in life. You will identify your passion then.
We cannot deny one fact here. People who succeed in life are those who follow their passion. And they are the ones who were genuinely true to themselves.
5.Be self-congruent.
Congruency is being in harmony.
Self-congruency is about self-harmony. Who you are on the inside should be congruent with who you are on the outside with other people.
For example, you may be an affectionate person on the inside. But for some reason, you maintain a different attitude on the outside. This defies self-congruency.
On the outside too, Show your true self.
6.Sync with Reality.
Too many expectations, commitments, unrealistic life goals will vanish when you sync with reality. Also, reality will help you slow down and look at life. You can delete the unnecessary thoughts, emotions, and efforts that don’t fit with real life.
Reality will help you harness the required skills and strengths to face life.
If you understand reality, you can take practical steps to achieve your life goal.
By understanding the reality, you become true to yourself. You become genuine in identifying what works and what doesn’t for you.
Syncing with reality is how life can be led peacefully.
7.Live Now.
If you want to be true to yourself, start now. This moment becomes the live reflection of who you are.
Not the past and not the future but the present defines you.
8.Show the Real ‘You’ to the World.
If you want to be true to yourself, be true to the people too. Show who you are. Let people know the real you. Pretending, pleasing behaviors can make you feel good temporarily. In the long run, you can gather genuine people in life only when you show who you are.
The more genuine you are to people, the more you can explore your true self!
9.Observe yourself.
“Observing yourself is the necessary starting point for any real change.” – Chalmers brothers.
The question of How to be true to yourself depends on how well you observe yourself.
Observe who you are. Sit in silence every day and retrospect. See if you are honest with yourself and with your emotions.
Observing is the key to finding your true self. Look inside and find the real you. It will slow you down.
“The responses and reactions you give for any situation or to any people will become more positive and mature if you observe yourself.”
10.‘Who you Want to be’ is different from ‘Who you are Truly.”
Who you want to be is about what you want with your life. Whereas to be true to yourself is a matter of finding who you are.
The point to take is, When you are true to yourself, you will know what you want in life.
These 10 simple ways of how to be true to yourself we discussed here are real-life scenarios we meet. We made sure that these simple practices and real-life scenarios would be easy for you to connect with.
Takeaway:
The real challenge is in knowing how to be true to yourself despite what happens in life.
By being true to yourself, you can get to where you want in life and what you want in life.
VAISHALI S
10 Simple Ways to be true to yourself
Being true to yourself means everything. Personal honesty can take you to a place where you will be happy physically and mentally.
Do you want to know a little success secret here?
A successful and complete individual is not the one who has everything. A complete individual is one who understands the value of being true to themselves.
We like to share with you a simple and effective way to be true to yourself. These are practices and habit changes that you can slowly bring into your life. Or, if you already have some, enhance it strongly. After all, being true to yourself is what life is all about.
Without further ado, let’s get into it.
Here are:
Simple ways to be true to yourself in life
1. Don’t hide your feelings to remain positive to others.
It’s okay to be ‘Not. Okay’.
Hiding how you feel truly is bad. Express yourself. This is how you can be true to yourself.
Life is not always up. You cannot expect it to be so.
The best thing you can do is accept yourself when you don’t feel good. Don’t compromise your feelings.
Don’t keep saying that you are okay all the time. You cannot be positive all the time.
If you don’t feel okay, that’s fine.
2. Expose the things you hate about yourself.
Deep down, every one of us will have certain behaviors that we don’t like in us. It’s natural. Everyone in the world goes through the same feeling.
For instance, think about the habits you feel are making people avoid you. It could be gossiping, too much talking, badmouthing, quick anger, criticizing, etc. We know we have to stop this behavior, but somehow it comes out.
Confront those behaviors. Get rid of it gradually. Some habits cannot be changed overnight.
3. Don’t expect too much from yourself.
Are you someone who expects perfection?
Do you expect everything to go according to your plans and ideas?
If so, kindly do yourself a favor. Give your best. Relax. Let things take their course. Instead, don’t go hard on yourself when things don’t go how you wished.
Reality is distinct. Embracing this fact will make you find self-compassion.
Accepting that you are prone to mistakes is important in life. Without mistakes, there is no chance for growth and improvement.
So, don’t go hard on yourself. Mistakes are normal in life.
4. Your Passion reflects your true self.
Find your passion.
We cannot deny one fact here. People who succeed in life are those who follow their passion. And they are the ones who were genuinely true to themselves.
5. Be self-congruent.
Congruency is being in harmony.
Self-congruency is about self-harmony. Who you are on the inside should be congruent with who you are on the outside with other people.
For example, you may be an affectionate person on the inside. But for some reason, you maintain a different attitude on the outside. This defies self-congruency.
6. Sync with Reality.
Too many expectations, commitments, unrealistic life goals will vanish when you sync with reality. Also, reality will help you slow down and look at life. You can delete the unnecessary thoughts, emotions, and efforts that don’t fit with real life.
Reality will help you harness the required skills and strengths to face life.
If you understand reality, you can take practical steps to achieve your life goal.
Syncing with reality is how life can be led peacefully.
7. Live Now.
If you want to be true to yourself, start now. This moment becomes the live reflection of who you are.
8. Show the Real ‘You’ to the World.
If you want to be true to yourself, be true to the people too. Show who you are. Let people know the real you. Pretending, pleasing behaviors can make you feel good temporarily. In the long run, you can gather genuine people in life only when you show who you are.
9. Observe yourself.
The question of How to be true to yourself depends on how well you observe yourself.
Observe who you are. Sit in silence every day and retrospect. See if you are honest with yourself and with your emotions.
Observing is the key to finding your true self. Look inside and find the real you. It will slow you down.
10. ‘Who you Want to be’ is different from ‘Who you are Truly.”
Who you want to be is about what you want with your life. Whereas to be true to yourself is a matter of finding who you are.
These 10 simple ways of how to be true to yourself we discussed here are real-life scenarios we meet. We made sure that these simple practices and real-life scenarios would be easy for you to connect with.
Takeaway:
The real challenge is in knowing how to be true to yourself despite what happens in life.
By being true to yourself, you can get to where you want in life and what you want in life.