What’s the first impression you want to give people?

I rather be myself

I don’t have an initial impression. Meeting people was challenging for me in my early years since I lacked confidence, which made me always anxious. I experimented with prepositioning myself, my speech, and my attitude because I was curious about other people’s opinions. Because I was putting pressure on myself to be better, nicer, more eloquent, decent, or even more than what comes easily to me, I frequently faltered. I usually strive to impress folks who aren’t worth the pressure or who even seem to have a worse attitude.

Putting everything in perspective, I would rather be myself than impress others in my early adulthood. I know that clear honesty, strength, knowledge, and respect both silent and vocal are crucial, and that I am also not someone who is easy to mess with. 

Regardless of how many times we have met, I am who I am because I won’t have to worry about changing who I am later on since I’ve already showed you who I am and you know how to handle our relationship, if there will be one. 

I therefore already know how to present myself at my age, regardless of the situation or the persons involved. Nobody is flawless, including myself, but nothing compares to the kind of person you are, and the only impression we all need is in the areas where we can all do better in our life. Being authentic is more important to me than making an impression.