Be yourself

 

What does be yourself mean?

According to the Oxford Dictionary

1. Act Naturally, according to one's character and instincts.

"I want him to have confidence to be himself"

2. Be yourself: Be true to your core identity instead of faking a different one because you think it will be attractive to other people(wanting to "fit in")

How can you be yourself?

Here are a few, there are many more!

1. Get to know yourself, take a moment to really think about it.
2. Be kind to yourself, and how you speak to yourself
3. Live in the present moment
4. Focus on all your strengths and values
5. Don't be afraid to grow as a person
6. Express yourself in positive manner
7. Practice gratitude
8. Stay focused on your goals and don't care about the opinions of others!

When someone says just be yourself what does that person mean?

It is a phrase and they are trying to explain/guide you to be yourself/authentic and not a copycat version of somebody else. Do your best and be authentically you! 

What does it mean by being unique?

According to the Oxford Dictionary

1. Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
2. Being without a like or equal to be distinguished from all others

Positive quotes about being yourself:

1. "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"-Oscar Wilde
2. "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind"-Bernard M. Baruch
3. "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment"-Ralph Waldo Emerson
4. "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring."-Marilyn Monroe 
5. "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."-Maya Angelou
6. "Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think."-Roy T. Bennett
7. "A girl should be two things; who and what she wants."-Coco Chanel
8. "Don't compromise yourself- you're all you have."- John Grisham
9. "To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are."-Roy T. Bennett
10. "Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are."-Roy T. Bennett
11. "When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you"-Lao Tzu
12. "Never be bullied into silence. Never make yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself."-Harvey Fierstein 

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xo 

Kiana