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Your Inauthentic Life Is Hurting You So Pursue the Life You Truly Want

“Ignoring who you truly are can literally be killing you. Forcing yourself to be someone you are not or stuffing down who you really are…

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Joe Gibson
Jun 18, 2023
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“Ignoring who you truly are can literally be killing you. Forcing yourself to be someone you are not or stuffing down who you really are will tax you so much that it will shorten your life by years and years” — Phillip C. McGraw PhD, from his book Self Matters

Many of us do not pursue the things we want because more of…

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