For some time, I’ve thought of authenticity as the sort of end-all-be-all of self-improvement. As if, somehow, becoming truly authentic is the ultimate goal in terms of knowing, being, and expressing oneself. For me, authenticity meant expressing outwardly (through behaviours, how you speak, how you dress, etc.) the person you truly are on the inside. I […]

I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I’ve worried about how other people perceive me. I tend to be quite aware of what social image my words and behaviours create in other people’s minds. I’m not sure why humans are so hyper-aware of other’s opinions of us but, evolutionarily speaking, it makes sense that […]