What about your personality do you try to change? I can remember every school year, every move, every new group of people… I always told myself “I’m not going to talk. I’m going to be the quiet one. I’m not going to be bossy.” It took me a long time to learn that being bossy and being a leader are two different things. Two summers ago, I went to Camp Do More and was moved to just get over it. (And by “moved”, I mean I had a tearful conversation with my best friend in a parking lot about how I was always afraid of not being liked.) I led. I talked. I had fun and went a little over the top. Was I shunned? Pushes aside? Made fun of? If any of that happened, I didn’t notice because I was having too much fun being ME! In fact, my team capita a selected ME out of our team of 50 or so awesome people as our Team VIP. Can you see how shocked I was? Moral of the story: I know it’s more easily said than done but get over yourself. You are who you are for a REASON and I bet it’s a darn good reason!! It’s still been a process for me but I can tell you I’m a very different person than I am today. I’m happier. I don’t care what people think nearly as much as I care about helping people. I know this is me and I know I still have a ways to go but it is a weight off my shoulders. All because of a post manicure talk and a very meaningful sash….
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