The exhausting truth about impressing others

When we grow up only feeling loved for what we achieve — not for who we are — it can quietly shape the way we relate to the world.

Instead of feeling safe to simply be, we learn to perform.
We chase gold stars, applause, admiration.
We try to be impressive — not because we're shallow, but because somewhere deep down, we’re still trying to earn the love we never fully received.

This can show up in subtle ways, such as:
-Striving for the perfect title.
-Mimicking the people we see getting attention online.
-Believing that once we finally get there — more followers, more clients, more external validation — then we’ll feel enough.

But over time, I learned something that actually, trying to be impressive is so exhausting.

It disconnects you from your true Self— the one who experiences peace for the sake of existence in itself.
Rather, you end up curating an image of who you think you need to be, instead of feeling at home in who you already are.

That impressive image often becomes a mask —
One that hides the insecurities, tenderness, and longings that actually hold the key to the kind of love we crave.
The unconditional kind.
The kind that meets you in your rawness, not your polish.

In this video, I want to explore how dropping the need to impress is what actually opens the door to real love, inner peace, and soulful connection. Because you were never meant to earn love. You were meant to receive it — for your very existence.