Why It Isn’t Easy to Be Yourself

In our Level 2 workshop we show people a very simple but powerful way to be themselves and express their purpose in their own unique way that best suits who they are.

That usually means doing what you want to do, in the way you want to do it — to make yourself happy. That’s what leads to powerful Individuality. That’s not being selfish — that’s being true to self.

But as soon as you do, the fear program will use Conformity to try and pressure you into living your purpose in ways others prefer, expect, or demand — to keep them happy instead.

Why?
Conformity was formed as a younger child. When you learned enough language and confidence, you expressed yourself a lot — often with zero filter, a lack of sensibility, a good deal of ‘gibberish’. Consequently, your quirky little expressions were often reigned in hard!

You were often silenced, corrected, shamed, or even punished. You felt rejected, wrong, or silly. But when you did or said what others wanted, you got approval. That made you feel accepted, liked, appropriate. You very quickly learned to monitor your responses — to keep others happy, fit in, be liked more, or avoid conflict. You learned to conform to the norm.

Consequently, your fear program doesn’t want you expressing your purpose uniquely, innovatively, or creatively, because it worries you might upset people, stand out as different, be judged, embarrass yourself, have your purpose questioned, or even have your dream crushed.

So, to keep you ‘safe’ from all that, it tries to persuade you to be like everybody else, and do things the way others do them, so you get the most approval. That way, you are accepted and not rejected by the ‘tribe’. You most often feel this as the fear of rejection, ridicule, missing out, punishment, conflict, or loneliness.

This is where you’ll find yourself changing the direction of your purpose to keep others happy — at the expense of your own sovereignty and happiness. You’ll worry too much about what others think. You’ll suppress your point of view and creativity. You’ll conform rather than innovate. You’ll fence yourself in with self-suppressing boundaries rather than break through them. You’ll shrink your personality and wear whatever mask best fits whatever group you’re in.

You’ll end up being someone you’re not, and lose yourself in the process — which can quietly contribute to depression and silent resentment.

That’s why it’s not easy to be yourself — especially in a world of conformity and peer pressure.

The solution is beautifully simple: stand your ground, and defend your individuality. It’s your dream. You have every right to live it in whatever way best suits who you are as a person.

You really have no choice. You are an exceptionally unique individual. There has never been, nor will there ever be, any other person in history with the same life experience, skills, or personality you have. That means no one else can express your purpose the way you can. So why would you choose to be someone you’re not — and risk expressing your purpose in ways that aren’t you?

Be yourself.

You may have lost touch with who you really are over the years — most people do — but it's still there inside you, waiting to come through as you drop the mask, and return back to being you.

That’s exactly what we show you how to do in Levels 2 and 3.