The greatest lesson learned from anyone else, would definitely be from my one and only mother! She taught me from a very young age on, that its important in life to always “BE YOURSELF”. I might be loud, crazy, maybe even obnoxious at times because of my outgoing personality, but hey, that’s me and there is nothing and nobody that can change that. If other people cant accept me for who I am, then I would rather not affiliate myself with them.
I came to the conclusion to always be myself at a very young age. My grandma was a strong believer in always looking tidy and perfect – where I (at age of 5) was a strong believer in having it my way, which usually was the opposite way of the way my grandma wanted it. Sorry about all the way’s. So, she would take my shirt and tuck it into my pants, a few seconds later I turned around ripped it out because that wasn’t the way I felt comfortable wearing it. She would repeat the process about 10 more times, and well I would do the same thing 10 more times as well. Eventually she gave up.
You might think, how does this relate to the greatest lesson learned from anyone else? Well it shows that being yourself, is not just personality wise its also the way you feel about yourself. I didn’t feel comfortable with my shirt tucked in, so I adjusted it in a way where I would feel more like myself. Throughout the years, I haven’t changed. I’m still loud and crazy and I’m planning on staying that way. Of course I have learned taking orders from other people (besides my grandma of course) but usually I make sure that these orders still match my values and my level of conformity- so that I can always be myself.