Lie To Yourself

"Society exists only as a mental concept, in the real world there are only individuals."
on Flickr by Look At That Photography

There comes a time in everyone's lives where they have to learn to embrace who they are.

In the 60s it was flower power, the 80s spandex, the 90s embraced leather and lotsa skin. Now we're coming full circle with the retro look recycling. If you thought being a geek was something to be embarrassed about, just browse the geek trends and up your geek factor. Fact is, trends are trends, one day you're in and the next day you're out. Hate to quote Heidi Klum.

It's the same concept I adopt in awkward situations. I always say, you have to lie to yourself first before you can lie to another. It's not as immoral as it sounds. I find it an easy confidence boost when you can make up a story in your head to convince yourself of something. Say you ended up wearing something way too fancy to a casual affair. Instead of feeling lousy about it, tell yourself you're all dressed up because you're going somewhere awesome after that. Once you believe in your own alibi, you're good to go.

With this great method in practice, I've managed to breeze (or at least scrape through) many an awful occasion with my pride intact. Remember, it always starts with how view yourself. Nobody can make you feel bad about who you are (or what you wear) unless you allow them to.