Summary of Become who you really are | Andrea Pennington | TEDxIUM

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

Andrea Pennington discusses the importance of self-love and authenticity. She provides three keys to achieving these goals: learning to love yourself for who you are, living authentically, and being yourself.

• 00:00:00 Andrea Pennington discusses the concept of "self-image" and how it shapes our behavior. She discusses how our sense of self-identity is shaped by the socialization process during the first six years of our lives, and how this often results in us behaving according to the rules of our family or religion. She recommends that we become who we really are, and encourages listeners to look themselves in the mirror and to sense the "authentic, original you" inside.
• 00:05:00 In this TEDx talk, Andrea Pennington discusses the idea that we can become who we are not by living in accordance with our programmed defaults, but by learning more about who we are and what our natural character strengths are. She also discusses the importance of optimism and character strengths, and explains how to find out about them.
• 00:10:00 Andrea Pennington discusses the importance of self-expression and how it can be suppressed by false beliefs. She shares her story of depression and how her experience revealed to her the importance of self-love and self-acceptance. She shares the story of a time when she hit rock bottom and learned the importance of persevering through difficult times.
• 00:15:00 The speaker discusses the importance of self-love and authenticity, and provides three keys to achieving these goals. First, learn to love yourself for who you are, flaws and all. Second, live authentically, with all your strengths and passions shining through. Finally, be yourself—the original and best version of yourself.