Staying true to you

Most often times, people have motive of wanting to be like other people because of many reasons. This kind of want arises from the feeling that such person is greater than you, even when you don't really know the person. This want to be like other person could be because of what the other person might have; such as: property, fame, certain qualities in character and attitude etc. 

You become so influenced by the other person that your soul goal is to be like them; and because of such influence, you start to act/behave like them, dress the way or kind of the way they dress, talk and walk the way they do, and many more. 

Generally speaking to be influenced by someone is not a bad thing but letting it get deep into you; in such a way that you start behaving and doing what most likely you won't do,  becomes when such person's influence gets bad and should be avoided. 

How to avoid such influence 

You as an individual should understand that you have your own personal trait, and born with it. It either develops as you grow or it changes but doesn't prevent your true trait from showing. It remains in you, no matter how you try to suppress or hide it; the only difference is you become living a fake life when you deeply let others influence get to you. You become a duplicate. 

After which, you should let yourself know that the best person you want to ever be is yourself and not the other person. Your real you let's you become a real person and not a duplicate trying to live another man's life. You become courageous to stand up for who you really are and also become proud of yourself, irrespective of your situation or lack of needs. 

How to stay true to you 

There are three key factors of staying true to you; 

Always be yourself: Stop trying to hide yourself but rather take courage in showing who you are. Don't try to change your character because you are try to please somebody or because you want to be in that person's life. Let them accept you for who you are, not who you are posing to be. 

Express yourself: Speak out your mind; let others know when it hurts you, when you don't like it, what your opinion is. Don't just agree to every thing that is said, when you know that it is wrong. Stand firm and talk to others what you think.

Have faith in yourself: Before you can be able to be yourself and express yourself, you should be able to have faith in yourself. Faith in yourself is believing in yourself, what you can do, what you want to achieve, what you stand for, what you belief in etc. Faith in yourself covers every aspect of being true to to yourself 

Don't let anyone and anything be a hindrance to you, staying true to yourself. STAY TRUE TO YOU.