I heard something that Kenny Rogers said the other day in an interview with Diane Rehm:
"You know, I have a theory that we're all three people. I'm who I think I
am, I'm who you think I am and I'm who I really am. And the closer
those three are together the longer your career can last."
The more I think about it, the more I agree. It has to do with being as honest as you can about the good and the bad in your life. Facades and masks take so much energy to hold up and maintain that could better be spent on creating and communicating. That idea has stayed with me. Hope it continues to.