• Be Yourself Without Making it an Excuse

    by Alexander Becker on August 12, 2007 | Link

    Be yourself and be the best you can be.

    I was just being myself is supposed to be a declaration of excellence and no excuse or explanation for mediocrity.

    You are absolutely beautiful being everything you can be, on the other hand, trying to be beautiful like someone else makes you, by default, less beautiful. In fact, it makes you ugly.

    Being yourself does not mean to get lazy or to stop trying. Being yourself is excelling at what you think is that which you are best at. Being yourself is not letting go of everything. Being your worst is not being yourself. By definition, being your best is.

    Ultimately, do not be yourself for him or for her, instead and most importantly, be yourself for your self.

    Do not insult the people you're with, do not insult yourself with a mediocre performance just because we're among friends here -- we are among friends, but even more so, do not disrespect your friends' realm. Everyone deserves your best. Not just the few you really want to impress. Your excellence is calculated across all your actions, some select peak performances may improve your overall score but in the end, everything counts.

    Understatement is a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected.

    Understatement is a function of humility and pride, it is not pretending to be average. On the other hand, your understatement could very well be mistaken for arrogance. Make sure to always combine understatement with eventual over-delivery of your performance.

    Play with expectations, but never let go of your excellence.

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