5 Hidden Habits That Block Your Authentic Self

These 5 common habits create inner seperation and cut you off from your true self.

Most people obsess over tactics and methods without realizing that their problems are caused by something deeper.

They’re rooted in resisting the natural, authentic self.

The biggest lever is changing how you see yourself and allowing yourself to be who you truly are.

Most people are completely cut off from their true self. Hence, they struggle so much in life. They chase validation, set meaningless goals, and focus on things that don’t align with their nature.

Today I want to show you the most common habits that cut people off from their natural self. By removing them, you naturally come closer to who you are at your core.

You don’t have to become someone; you have to remove everything that’s not you.

Here’s 5 habits that block your natural self:

1. Avoiding discomfort

Most of us chase comfort and shy away from challenge. But living like that you’ll always be a victim of your circumstances.

Anxiety and fear are not signs to turn around but to double down. It shows you that something is important, if it weren’t you wouldn’t be anxious about it.

We have to make a habit of going into fear and discomfort if we want to be in control of our life. It’s the only way to grow.

The more you live in comfort, the more your comfort zone shrinks and the more you become a slave to your emotions. Stop feeding the version of you that runs from fear.

Run towards it. It’s where your soul wants to explore.

2. Inconsistency

If you don’t do what you say - it signals to you that you can’t trust yourself. On the other hand, the more you follow through with what you set out to do, the more trust you build within yourself.

You must prove yourself to yourself.

If you say one thing but do something else, you prove your lack of integrity to others and yourself.

It’s a matter of identity. I talk about this a lot because it’s so important. The circumstances in your life are determined by how you see yourself.

Everything you do and have, the people that surround you, how much money you have – everything. It’s all based on your identity.

The more you can prove to yourself that you stick to your word, the more you’ll trust yourself. And the easier life becomes.

Because let’s be honest – how many problems and struggles come from doubting ourselves? I’d say most.

Build integrity within yourself.

You’ll naturally attract the right people and opportunities because you are actively changing your identity.

3. Ignoring intuition

Not listening to your gut is one of the biggest mistakes that almost everybody makes. People have lost the courage to act on their intuition and completely rely on logic to make decisions.

We let fear gloss over our intuition and write it off as unreliable. But the truth is that intuition is your soul speaking to you.

It’s a sign from deep within as to what to do next.

Have you ever had a gut feeling about a situation that then turned out exactly as ‘predicted’? It’s because your soul knows what you don’t.

Stop thinking that logic is superior to gut feeling. We’ve been conditioned to value reason higher than intuition and it’s the exact reason why people rarely do what they actually want and blindly follow someone else’s path.

Stop numbing your soul and start listening – it has your best interest in mind (because it’s actually the real you)

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4. Imitating successful people

Don’t get me wrong - copying proven strategies of successful people can be powerful. But it gets problematic when you try to be exactly like them and blindly follow them without questioning.

Don’t idolize people. You don’t know what it was that got them where they are. And whatever they tell you it is, might not be it.

Maybe they want to sell you something, have you believe in a certain idea for their benefit, or they aren’t even fully aware of what it actually was that enabled them to succeed.

Or maybe what worked for them simply won’t work for you.

I know, I’m sounding overly careful but it’s true. I’m not saying to trust absolutely no one – but take everything with a grain of salt.

Never put anyone on a pedestal. You can admire their success and give them credit, of course. But don’t become delusional and view them as your savior.

The point is: take advice as ideas to experiment with. Always confirm with personal experience and never take it as the ultimate truth. Too many people have become famous, spreading misinformation or even blatant lies.

Their ideas aren’t ‘rules’ – no matter how smart they seem. Take ideas, test them, and build your own philosophy based on personal experience.

That’s how you build a life that is true to yourself.

5. Avoiding conflict for the sake of “harmony”

I’ve experienced this a lot myself. I used to mute myself and tell others what they wanted to hear for the sake of having the same opinion.

But you know what that does to you? It completely cuts you off from your inner wisdom. It signals to yourself that your real opinion isn’t valuable. That you’re only worthy when you’re agreeable.

Say what you feel is true, not what others want to hear or what gets you accepted. I personally despise it when I notice a person muting their true opinion “for the sake of harmony”.

When I have a different opinion than everyone else, I don’t care – I simply say what needs to be said. No matter if it makes everyone uncomfortable. You have to be willing to do that.

Because if you don’t, you reject yourself. You tell yourself you’re not worthy of your own opinion. Rather create temporary disharmony than disowning your true self.

And honestly? If everyone agrees on something and nobody questions it, it’s probably wrong anyways. Differing opinions are the life blood of a functioning, healthy social circle.

When everyone has the same opinions, it starts being an echo chamber. Growth doesn’t happen where there’s only agreement - it happens when people disagree, challenge, and explore.

Differences sharpen perspectives and keep things real. Take the first step and normalize staying true to yourself.

Here’s a summary of the 5 habits that block your natural self:

• Avoiding discomfort → Choosing comfort over growth

• Being inconsistent → Breaking commitments regularly

• Ignoring intuition → Dismissing inner signals

• Imitating successful people → Blindly copying others

• Avoiding conflict to maintain harmony → Suppressing truth to keep the peace

The truth is you’re not broken. You’ve just conditioned yourself to follow patterns that silence the real you.

You don’t even have to create or become something – your authentic self is what remains when you align with what’s true and remove what’s not.

Until next time

Leon

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