Why You Need To Know YOU

There’s a reason a copy of you is not available. There is only one true version of you.

'Wonuola Akintola
2 min readMar 18, 2023
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Any best copy of you is a counterfeit of the original — A copy is a copy, no matter how good it is.

Aspiring to be any other person in any way, is losing you and striving to be a pseudo-you.

Does this mean we should stay the same? No. A seed unplanted, or planted in the wrong environment or at the wrong time may not beaf fruit.

Growth and development matter, like any seed growing to maturity and being fruitful, or the fully developed version of the seed. So, upgrading to the best version of one’s uniqueness is what’s required.

A lemon seed should not be aspiring to bear oranges. It would be frustration growing into futility.

Knowing who one is therefore matters for life to be fulfilling.

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How?

What infuses you with life, brightens your mind with a smile and makes you glow? Stay with it👍🏾

What crushes your spirit, suppresses your dreams of developing to a better version of you? Avoid such

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'Wonuola Akintola

Emotion Focused Mental Health Speaker, Writer & Trainer | Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist | Freedom Advocate