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 As we experience more in life—take risks, surprise ourselves, have our beliefs challenged, connect with others, recover from pain and find joy—we discover more about ourselves. Here’s how I have navigated those times when I didn’t have an answer to the Who am I? question.  Having a strong sense of identity can be a powerful asset in day-to-day life. But who we are is not a define-once-and-you’re-done kind of thing—we’re a lot more complicated than that! Asking Who am I? is about continuing to discover and clarify our true identity. This is about the essence of you—the qualities and values that make you extraordinary.  Imagine you are at a dinner party and the person beside you turns to you and instead of asking that dry and predictable question ‘What do you do?’ they ask ‘Who are you?’ What would happen next?  Comparing and ‘shoulds’ seem to go hand-in-hand. When we put our attention on someone else’s extraordinary, we can quickly find ourselves chasing an ideal that’s hard to live up to… And that’s when the ‘shoulds’ start to pile up.  A few months back I stood beside my Miss 7 as Miley Cyrus burst on stage in a raunchy black leather outfit of knee-high boots, suspender-like stockings, hot pants and sequinned bra. This was a young woman determined to leave the Hannah Montana Disney image behind, and she’s not the first to attempt such a reinvention. But can we really reinvent who we are?  I’m always a sucker for a story that involves a girl chasing her dreams. Throw in sequins and feathers and Memoirs of a Showgirl by my hometown girl Shay Stafford had me hooked. One of my big takeaways was the courage it took for Shay to take the final step into her dream life… and how sequins and feathers may just help all of us get a little closer to our dreams.  Too often, we see what someone else has (a new car, a designer handbag, an overseas holiday, or even a high-powered job or overflowing social calendar) and in a split-second of comparing/competing we think, “why shouldn’t I have that too?” However, we are not necessarily seeing the whole picture.  This question is another of those big questions in life that when you are living savvy you take the time to wonder, reflect and discover. This post was inspired by The Modern Woman herself Gaynor Adler.  To me, being busy means rushing, not having a chance to consider what is really important, missing those ordinary extraordinary moments as they pass by in a blur, and not living mindfully. No thanks!  I’m a big fan of makeover programs, so when I found out makeover royalty Trinny and Susannah were coming to Brisbane I knew I had to be there! I was lucky enough to meet with Carindale Westfield / Lifestyle YOU makeover winner, Priscilla, and discovered how she’s fine-tuning her life to live her extraordinary… |
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