How to Be Yourself and Impress Others

Co-authored by Michelle Shahbazyan, MS, MA

Last Updated: November 8, 2021

You may not know, but you should always be yourself, even when you're trying to impress everyone. This can be hanging out with many people or dressing to show who you are. Need some help? Read below on how to do so.

Steps

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Create yourself! You may not know who you are, what you like, what you want to do in life, but this is okay. Create yourself, don't find yourself, create yourself. Create your own personality, but be yourself. Creating your personality doesn't mean copying others, but you can always get influence. Have confidence, a good sense of style and a contagious smile.
- Pursue your passions and what makes you happy. Aim to take action in your life that makes you feel like your most peaceful, authentic self.^{[1]
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Dress to impress. Bring out who you are in your own fashion sense. Don't throw on an outfit everyday -- spend time on how you want to bring out yourself in each outfit.

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Remain who you are. You may change, and always will, but you will always be yourself. Know that if you are being yourself, and someone doesn't like you, they're not right. Ignore them and know that there are many other people you can impress, you don't need to impress anyone. Be yourself, everyone's going to get judged anyway, sometime in their life.
- When you start to have a negative thought about yourself, ask yourself, "Is this how other people view me? Would my friends who love and care about me think that?"^{[2]
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Find the real friends. Don't use someone as a friend just to act popular. This is very common. Find the real friends, the ones that you think will really be there for you, and not your popularity.
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Try making as many friends as possible. Smile at everyone, compliment them, and start talking to them more. Once this happens, you may have a sleepover or hang out sometime, this can lead to a whole new friendship.
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Do what you like, and only you. Don't do drugs to be cool and don't be someone you're not to fit in. Nobody can make you do anything, and you are your own person. Nobody can own you, and never let them.
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Never be shy. This will make some people think you're sad, and others may think you have a low self esteem. Smile at people, keep your chin up and be friendly.
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Be confident. Have great posture and do what you want. Don't be shy and never bully someone.
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Find your talents and make it shine. Acting? Dancing? Whatever it is, perform, take classes or join clubs. Find something to make new friends and impress people that way.
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You are finished! Remember that if you do have more friends, or impressed more people, know to stay who you are. Never judge people and know that even if you are trying to impress everyone, not everyone may be impressed, they're not worth it. You are. So, have confidence, keep your head up and smile.