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Unleash Your Inner Awesomeness
“Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.”
In sporadic periods of my life, I’ve felt awesome. Good examples include when I broke the four-mile Cross-Country record at Illinois College, holding my daughter in my arms, marrying my wife, and other similar awesome events. However, for the most part, I’m not awesome, nor do I feel awesome.
I’m actually pretty introverted. I’m not a big self-expression guy. I don’t wear loud clothes or have a huge personality. But lately, I’ve been thinking it might be worthwhile to embrace my inner awesomeness.
Undoubtedly, being awesome holds an abundance of self-expression and personal growth opportunities just waiting to be unlocked.
I’m reminded of the television show, How I Met Your Mother. One of the leads, Barney Stinson, played by Neil Patrick Harris, has a line that is trite and silly but also has a kernel of truth to it, “When I get sad, I stop being sad and be AWESOME instead! True story.” To be fair, I’m not sad, but you can easily substitute sad with any other emotion.
For me, being awesome is all about stepping outside of your comfort zone and embracing the awkward, the silly, and the downright ridiculous. It’s about defying societal norms and giving yourself…
