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When following your authentic path looks like failure to others

I quit my corporate job to become an artist and now everyone treats me like I'm having a midlife crisis instead of finally being honest about who I am.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're discovering that living authentically often requires accepting others' misinterpretation of your choices.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Existentialist authenticity vs. bad faith?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.