Who are you? (and not just on Halloween)
Today is one of my favorite holidays, Halloween. A day that gives people permission to be different for a day. Usually the costumes and identities are based on fright or gore, but many are also based on characters or escape. Regardless, it’s great fun to see everybody around you turn into someone else for a bit.
But once the holiday is over, we return to our normal selves. Or do we?
It’s amazing how many different personality traits we often exhibit depending on who we are interacting with. For some, every day is Halloween (especially in subtle ways).
Do you find yourself saying things or acting a certain way only when your boss is nearby?
Do you straighten up and become more focused only in the presence of particular people?
Have you decided that certain individuals are either more powerful/creative/funny/engaging than you, so you shut down when you’re near them?
What would happen, if starting tomorrow, you took off all the costumes (both mental and physical). Who would you be? Yourself?
