I recently had to do some serious introspection about how I portray myself in public, versus the life I live in private. I had to consider how I could navigate my personal life to match the life I lived out in public, and vice versa.
Society and culture often dictate how you should behave and sound when you are out in front of others, but when others aren’t around, it’s a different story.
Here are a few things that helped me navigate these two aspects of life. They are simple considerations, but they have helped me greatly.
1. Reach out to someone you trust
Over the past few weeks, as I’ve thought about this issue, I’ve come to realise that I needed someone to simply listen to me and speak positively into my life. The minute I stepped out to ask for help,
everything changed. Accountability and a second party’s perspective helped me connect my personal and public life in a more seamless way.
2. Create healthy habits
Creating good disciplines in your life – like not staying up late and eating healthy – will help you focus on the right things. Healthy habits breed a healthy lifestyle, both publicly and privately, and will help you become more like the person you want to be when no one else is watching.
These are a few things that helped me on my journey – it’s not rocket science, but I hope this speaks to you!
Godspeed.