Short monologue by the author promoting his book The Imperfect Perfect; he argues the book’s value lies in encouraging self-love, wellbeing, and authentic self-expression, claiming authenticity requires courage and irreversible commitment. The speaker frames the book as timely and necessary amid a cultural lack of self-love and describes personal conviction in its message.
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Do you think my book is perfect? No, nothing is perfect in this world. It would be scary if it was perfect. I know you want me to say it's not perfect, but it is. I think it's a great book. I really believe in my book. I think it's a really good book and I want to give it the best start possible because I have a message which I believe in, which I love. And I think it's the message that the world needs. The message that you're just human. It's okay to love yourself. It's okay to value well being, it's okay to value happiness. And that's what makes this book perfect. I think it comes in the perfect time, in the time when we are starved of self love. So it's a perfectly perfect book. To be honest, I do not care about authenticity at all. Because it's a relationship with yourself. I'm not bothered with other people's authenticity or my authenticity per se. What I know is that trying to be something else, trying to please someone else, trying to live life for someone else is so dreary, it's so unfulfilling. It's such a dead end journey. So the. The only way to live this life is actually to have the courage to be you and to express yourself fully. So it's not about the importance of living authentically. I believe that being yourself, being authentic, it's not like a switch, a flip that you can switch on and off. It's like jumping out of the plane with a parachute. Once you're out, you can't pack it up and come back to the plane. You have to land. So once you've tried to to be yourself, you will never want to be anything else.
