{"id":78117,"date":"2022-08-30T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=78117"},"modified":"2022-09-13T14:25:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:25:03","slug":"importance-of-being-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/importance-of-being-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of Being Yourself: Show Who You Truly Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What’s the importance of being yourself? Why are rebels open about who they are?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Rebel Talent<\/em>, Francesca Gino says that rebels break the rules by being open about who they are and the challenges they face. Rebels bring their greatest strengths to the table when they are truly being themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s look at the importance of being yourself, according to Gino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why Being \u201cTruly You\u201d Is Important <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two reasons show the importance of being yourself. We’ll look at these reasons in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason 1: Showing your vulnerability and owning your flaws makes you more relatable to other people and deepens your connections with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gino says that when you\u2019re open and honest about your failures and the challenges you\u2019ve faced, you can inspire and be a role model<\/a> for others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, gymnast Simone Biles showed her vulnerability when she cited stress, not physical problems, as the reason she was pulling out of two competition events at the 2021 Olympics. Biles\u2019s announcement that she wouldn\u2019t compete, and her honesty about why, were risky, given the pressure on her to bring home gold and the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Her decision to be vulnerable, even in the face of inevitable public scrutiny and attacks on her character, demonstrated her strength and humanity and made her a role model<\/a> for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, Gino says, when you act in ways that don\u2019t show others what you\u2019re truly feeling and experiencing, when you \u201cfake it\u201d or do things to make other people happy, your health and well-being can suffer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason 2: When you\u2019re truly yourself, you bring your greatest strengths to the table, which can increase your satisfaction and improve your performance at work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gino says that when workers can focus on what they\u2019re doing well instead of what they\u2019re not, their attention turns from worrying about their weaknesses to being the best they can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n