Why am I trying to become what I don't want to be? What am I doing in an office, making a contemptuous, begging fool of myself, when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions why he pursues a role he dislikes and yearns for authentic self-identification.
- In plain terms
- Why am I doing this job when I want to be someone else?
- What can you take from it?
- Living out of alignment with self causes internal conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who are you when no one watches?
- What stops you from changing?
Another view
Desire for change may not guarantee a clear path forward.
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