"Be yourself - not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be."--Henry David Thoreau
"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." -William Shakespeare
“What it means to be authentic:
- - to be more concerned with truth than opinions
- - to be sincere and not pretend
- - to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"
- - to know who you are and to be that person
- - to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities
- - being confident to walk away from situations where you can't be yourself
- - being awake to your own feelings
- - being free from others' opinions of you
- - accepting and loving yourself”
― Sue Fitzmaurice
