7 Reasons to Embrace Your Quirks (Part 1)
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Have you ever experienced a sense of not belonging, a feeling of being slightly peculiar or different from others around you?
Perhaps you've spent years fixating on your quirks, striving to conceal them in the hope of being better liked or fitting in more seamlessly with your peers, or even appearing cooler than you genuinely are.
This is the first part of this two-part episode of Embrace Your Real podcast where I’m going to share why being weird and different is actually a good thing! I want to show you how your life can change once you stop obsessing about being cool and start focusing on being your true authentic self.
What I discuss:
It makes you stand out.
It allows you to express your creativity.
It helps you find your people.
It can boost your self-confidence.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Episode 276 - 6 Ways to Live More Authentically (Part 1)
Episode 278 - 6 Ways to Live More Authentically (Part 2)
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Transcript:
Hey. Hey, beautiful human. Can I steal 5 minutes of your time? I have something super important to share with you, but I promise I'll be really quick. You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter. I'm about to give you a quick tip for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving your authentic self. Stay tuned. If you're ready to embrace a real. Let's get it. Let's go.
Hello and welcome back to another bonus episode.
Do you ever feel like you quite don't fit in? Like maybe you're a little bit too weird or you're just different than everyone else? I personally went years obsessing over my quirks. I tried to hide them from people because I felt like if people saw the real me or if they saw the quirks in me that they wouldn't like me. And I'm just a big people pleaser. And it was just exhausting. So that's why I want to talk about seven reasons why we should embrace our quirks.
But before I dive in, I wanted to share this review. It comes from Alexis, a1131. She gave a five star review and said,
Julie is a phenomenal human being. The light she shines in an industry that typically leaves me feeling less than is so needed. The podcast has changed my mindset when it comes to my both my health and mentally and physically. She is simultaneously comforting and encouraging with everything that she says.
Thank you. Thank you so much for those words. I really appreciate them. I am just so grateful to have this platform like I thank God every single week for this platform and you guys listening and just the opportunity to speak to you, give you some real talk. Comfort you encourage you empower you, educate you. That is my mission is the three E's encourage, empower and educate. So thank you for leaving that reading interview. It really does mean the world to me.
Let's dive in to part one of a Part two Series seven Reasons to Embrace Your Quirks.
Number one, it really does make you stand out. Like being normal is pretty boring. When you blend in with the crowd, you become just another face in the crowd, indistinguishable from everyone else. Like, why do you want to do that? Seriously, think about that. Why do you want to blend in with the crowd? I personally think about the people that are like lived the most notable lives, like the people that we hear about from history. Centuries ago, those were not people that just blended in. Those were people who stood up for what they believed in. Those are people who had these quirks, these what other people think or what we thought for years were imperfections, but they just chose to embrace them. It's the people in life that we study and we hear from, like these profound writings and amazing things that were created in this society. Work came from people who really did embrace their quirks, their unique qualities, and they were the people that stood out from the pack. Like when you do that, you become more memorable, you become more interesting, more captivating. You actually become the type of person that other people want to get to know and spend time with.
Number two, when you embrace your quirks, you're able to express your creativity like you are giving yourself permission to express your creativity, to explore your passions. So whether this is an art, you're an artist, you're a writer, you're a musician, or you have some sort of skill set that maybe for years you thought was silly or dorky or like, nobody would need this or, you know, nobody wants to hear me on this or whatever it is. And I just want you to rethink that. Like, I want you to try to tap into that creative side of you that is able to create things. Because I truly believe God gives us all gifts and talents. And so whether this is in your professional, your personal life, like I believe that we get so much further in our lives when we are able to harness our creativity, our gifts, our talents, our passions, and we're able to embrace the quirks in our life and let them shine through in our day to day. And stop overthinking it. Stop trying to, you know, stop saying that, Oh, well, so-and-so is going to call me weird or so-and-so is going to call me this. Like, no, I think that it will allow you to create far more captivating things in this world rather than just trying to blend in.
Number three, when you embrace your quirks and when you truly become who you feel like God has called you to be and at your core, like you're able to express yourself, I believe that it really does help you find your people. Like I believe when you stand up for what you believe in, when you're authentic, when you are courageous in your beliefs or your passions or your gifts, I believe that you naturally attract those people with similar interest or values or quirks. And those are your people, right? Like, you can't truly find your people without being 100% authentic. And so when you're able to show up to your life authentically, you're going to find those people who love your authenticity and love the real you. And then you're surrounded by people that you can be 100% transparent with at all times, and they love you for it. And you don't feel like you have to put on a show. And then it's so cool when you have that group of people that are there to support you and encourage you and lift. You up when you need it the most and all of that on top of them, just knowing who you are. It just makes life so much sweeter.
And number four, it can boost your self-confidence. When you're constantly trying to be normal, you're essentially telling yourself like, there's something wrong with me. There's something wrong with me. And when you're telling yourself that you need a change in order to be accepted or love, that's truly no way to live. Like, how are you supposed to be your most confident self when you're subconsciously telling yourself every single day that I need to change in order to be accepted in love? Like it's nearly impossible. It's going to be exhausting. But when you start to step into your most authentic self, when you embrace your quirks, when you embrace your gifts, your talents, you're telling yourself a different story. Like you are unique. You're special. God made you an X, Y, and Z way so that you can serve other people in this way. And it is so empowering to be able to walk in that and it gives you permission to show up as you. So when you lay your head on that pillow every night, you can feel confident and rest assured that you showed up to life being authentically yourself. And there is no better feeling than that. Okay, so there you have it. That is part one of a part two series on why I'm going to encourage you to start embracing your quirks instead of hiding them.
Let me quickly recap those four things we talked about. Number one, it makes you stand out. Number two, it allows you to express your creativity. And number three, it helps you find your people. And lastly, number four, it can help to boost your self-confidence.
So that is all that I have for today's episode. But if you love this episode, I know you're going to love Episode 276. Six Ways to Live More Authentically Part one. And then also Episode 278. Six Ways to Live More Authentically Part two. So that's another Part two series that I think you'll find really enjoyable and helpful and hopefully encourage you in some way, shape or form. But be sure to come back to next Thursday for another bonus episode and it will be part two on the seven Reasons to Embrace Your Quirks.
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