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galen  ·  3710 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Steps to Raise Your Self-Esteem

    7. Associate with positive, supportive people. Observe role models.

This. A thousand times this. I attribute most, if not all, of my maturity to having skipped two grades. That's not because I think academic proficiency leads to emotional maturity; rather, when I moved up, I was surrounded by older, generally more mature people, so I was essentially forced to mature with them. And now I'd like to think I've caught up with my peers.

Oh, and the rest of who I am has been greatly influenced by theatre because of this one:

    As self-esteem grows, the real you emerges. You take more risks and do not fear failure.

Great post, lil. Thanks for sharing.