Anchor Yourself In Authenticity

I watched a YouTube clip where someone complained about giving the pained laugh when they didn’t really like someone’s joke—you know the one— the half-hearted he-he-he. Who was speaking? Oprah! I thought, Oprah’s made trade-offs, too?! The reality is that everyone makes trade-offs to get along with others—that’s just part of life. The trouble starts when you feel like you have to hide parts of yourself to be accepted. Over time, you may even lose your essence in that relationship. Shame then creeps up in two ways: You put yourself down for trading your authenticity away, then get upset because you don’t know how to turns the situation around! Click to hear how Trevor Noah faced and fixed the inauthenticity trap.