Some of the most memorable advice about success is powerful because it makes a complicated idea sound surprisingly simple. Meryl Streep’s widely shared observation is a good example. “The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.” On the surface, it sounds like familiar advice about being yourself. The deeper message is about resisting the pressure to build a life around somebody else’s expectations or definition of success. Streep’s words connect happiness and achievement to the same thing: understanding who you are and having the confidence to live accordingly.
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