<p>There’s so much pressure in society nowadays to maintain a “perfect” public image. Whether it’s in class, in sports practice, through text messaging, or on Facebook, many people filter themselves so strongly to project one personal image or another.</p>
<p>Here’s a challenge: take the risk and say something you may be hesitant to confide to a friend in fear that they’d judge you. Drop the fear, drop the filtering. Tell one truth, a truth within you. I’ll go first:</p>
<p>For a long time, discipline ruled my life. I motivated myself to do so much stuff that I didn’t want to do just for the sake of “compensating for a past failure” or “proving that I can,” but that hasn’t brought me any personal fulfillment. I don’t know what really excites and interests me - I never had the opportunity to discover that for myself.</p>