Stop Trying to Find Yourself — It’s Not the Key to a Fulfilling Life.

<p>A man I worked with was on a self-improvement bender.</p> <p>He&rsquo;d been through a devastating marriage breakup, moved to a new country and wanted a fresh start.</p> <p>He had enough money that he didn&rsquo;t need to work immediately so he&rsquo;d given himself six months for the project that was Him.</p> <p>First stop, the gym.</p> <p>Second stop, therapy.</p> <p>Now, I always applaud people who want to understand more about who they are &mdash; why they think, feel and act in the ways they do. That, after all, is the essence of therapy.</p> <p>But it makes me nervous when someone puts their life on hold to work on themselves. Mostly because it loads the process with expectation, it holds it to an outcome.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/on-the-couch/stop-trying-to-find-yourself-its-not-the-key-to-a-fulfilling-life-c0dbf0efb5f">Read More</a></p>