Come As You Are

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
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So often as humans we show up wearing a mask pretending to be something that we aren't. It can be difficult to be ourselves. Being ourselves can make us feel vulnerable. We act as we think we should or how we think other people want us to act. In reality, it takes a lot of work pretending to be something that we aren't.

And it can be a lot of work just being who we are. The work comes in trying to figure out how others expect you to act. The truth is people do have their own expectations and thoughts about how we should act. It can be challenging to have strong boundaries and standards that say this is who I am and I am willing to risk being me.

Coming as you are is about showing up as the real you. This requires that you know who you are! This takes time and courage to be willing to take an honest look and the willingness to do our own self-work.

Being who we are is a lifetime process. Learning to be who we are takes time and sometimes can be messy. We will make mistakes, we will not always be graceful, and we might say and do things that are not perfect. It is all about growing into who we are and becoming the real us.

Coaching

Come as you are the real you. The real you is the person who lives deep inside you and is waiting to come to the surface. If we are willing to do the work and take the time to discover who we are, we can come as we are anytime and anywhere.

Who are you?

Daily Success Formula

Knowing yourself + Being willing to be yourself = The real you

Quotes

"A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it." Barbara Streisand

"Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving." Maxwell Maltz