4. Doing things that go against your values

Authenticity is achieved when we are outside what we are inside. Putting on an inauthentic self (faking authenticity) is tiring and also damaging to our mental health.

We should be aware of our body, listen to the voice inside, amplifying the hopes, dreams and fears. We ha...

We all have some sort of measuring stick that we use to determine our value as a human being.

• When we feel like we’re measuring up, we feel good about ourselves.
• But, when we feel like we’ve fallen short, our self-esteem can plummet.

Our measuring stick has...

We cannot even understand ourselves, so it is futile to think that we can fully understand other people.

• Normally, we would not do something inconsistent with our values and goals, so we cannot demand others to fulfill our expectations if it is not consistent with th...