10/19/2026
If you could give only one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?
Today while trying to coach my daughter through a difficult work moment I realized my own struggles were very similar to hers. Or, is that just all girls? Do we all go through the same things to one day become so angry that we finally stand up for ourselves and correct the wrongs in our life?
The one thing I would have told my younger self was exactly what I told her today - you shouldn't have to hide pieces of you to appease the people around you. Do not change yourself to make others happy.
You do not have to change what you like because someone else doesn't like that thing. You do not have to dress differently because someone else doesn't like purple. You do not have to be sweet and gentle every single moment because your afraid that someone might not like you.
I did that for years... Changed who I was so much. Said I liked things I didn't like. Went places I didn't like. Hung around people who made me uncomfortable because they were my friends friends.
I wasted a lot of time, and probably lost a lot of friends, because I wasn't really me. I was stuck trying so hard to be everything I wasn't, I didn't know who I was.
Then I found me.
So Don't hide your weird bits because you're trying to impress people around you. Be your weird self... The right people will find you and love you like crazy!
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