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What would you do if you had a blank slate, a fresh start, and no-one expecting anything in particular of you?

What would you do if you knew your friends, family and colleagues were guaranteed to be impressed and encouraging?

I was asking these questions to myself and they made me wonder whether I am really living the life I actually want to live or if I’m just living up to people’s expectations.

I am relatively a very observant person by nature; I can easily sense things and consider myself to be a good judge of character.  Lately I’ve been looking around me and I can’t seem to help but notice how people engage in friendships with others just for the pure sake of having friends and being part of, without necessarily even liking the people, their views, likes or dislikes.

I would advise you to stop and ask yourself: why am I here? Is this where I want to be right now?

Sometimes it’s hard to realize that we are not actually living the life we want to. We are not acting the way we really are anymore and we are living a lie.

‘Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.’-                                  Steve Jobs.

Now, I ask YOU. Do you ever feel pressured to do things or live a certain way based on other peoples expectations? ..