One of the problems with the advice to “just be yourself” is that it can take a long time to figure out who we are – especially if we have spent years attempting to conform.

Being yourself is an experiment.

Being yourself today is different from being yourself a year ago.

Being yourself is dynamic.

It’s okay to spend some time figuring out who you are before trying to master being that person.

It doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, but “be yourself” really means “figure out who your self is” in most cases.