It's Time To Be YOU!: HOW TO BECOME YOUR MOST AUTHENTIC SELF

by Shane Hodges

Overview

With a fresh and unique approach to self-reflection and achieving true authenticity, this modern-day guide allows you to evaluate the various aspects of who you really are. Author and therapist, Shane Hodges, has created 29 chapters of thought-provoking exercises, therapeutic tools, and personal stories meant to assist you in:

-Understanding where you came from
-Acknowledging the person you are today and
-Determining how to become your most authentic self!

So, dive in and discover a life in which you no longer have to hide who you are, minimize yourself, or put up a facade. This book will help show you how and why you matter, allow you to achieve your goals, and prove you can be happy with the most genuine version of yourself. In the end, you will be able to bring your truest self to the forefront and begin living your most authentic life. It's Time To Be YOU!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798331456894
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	08/16/2024
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

My name is Shane Hodges. I grew up in a town of seventy people in Nebraska. Generally speaking, I had a pretty good childhood; Lots of friends, a loving family, and a kick-ass black and gold BMX bike! I was livin’ large!

Then, at ten years old, I started to feel like I couldn’t be myself. The first thing to trigger my inauthenticity was realizing I was gay. Back then, this just wasn’t “acceptable”, so I kept it to myself. At fourteen, I started high school. In addition to hiding my Homosexuality , I now also felt overwhelming pressure to fit in. I worried about my hair, my clothes, and whether or not I was making the right choices. I was too scared to let people know the real me. Once I started college, I felt a bit more freedom to be myself, but I still wasn’t out about being gay. I continued trying to convince myself I was straight…as if it were a choice! After coming out at twenty-three, there was some relief. Unfortunately, by that time I had become a people-pleaser with no boundaries who was still afraid of people not liking me. So, the inauthenticity continued.

Finally, around the age of forty, I realized I really hated the feeling that came with being anything other than myself. I refer to it as “The Ick” and I remember it feeling gross and oppressive. So, from that point on, I challenged myself to be as authentic as possible in any situation; even if it resulted in someone not liking me! That was hard.

Now, as a man in his late forties, I can say I am pretty damn authentic. I rarely worry about what others think of me, I’ve created and maintained healthy boundaries for myself, and I continue to push myself toward positive evolution and growth. It’s been a long and rocky road getting here, but it’s all been worth it. I am happy, successful, and living the life I want to live…and it feels AMAZING!

I believe YOU can get here too…IF you are willing to put in the work.