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You Can Not Be Yourself Without Rebellion

Tavian Jean-Pierre
4 min readApr 12, 2021

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

- Steve Jobs

There is a stage in life we all go through, called puberty. During this phase of our lives, we begin to give our parents more attitude, and most importantly, feel like an adult.

However, in the midst of all of those mood swings, something is happening. Before this stage in our lives, we always did as we were told. Our parents being the role models and teachers of our lives.

But as our bodies begin to change to look like theirs, we are no longer satisfied with just blindly following them.

At this moment, we realise we must find our own way. In doing so, we find ourselves and become the person we wish to be. But this is not easy. It requires much courage and a little rebellion.

Be Yourself Against Expectations From Parents

During the young years of life, we grow dependant on our parents in every aspect. It appears that no matter what our needs are, our parents seem to have the answer every time. As a result of this, we begin to model them

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Tavian Jean-Pierre
Tavian Jean-Pierre

Written by Tavian Jean-Pierre

Founder of the Better Conversations Podcast | Writer of The Edge Newsletter | Thought leadership in the topics of innovation, economics, and entrepreneurship

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