Acting your authentic self starts with intentional planning and daily planning, like choosing who we surround ourselves with. Often we become disconnected from our authentic selves because we're caught up in people pleasing or conforming with societal expectations. Learn how to trust yourself and be independent. Take inventory of your life and decide what are the things that actually make you happy? What decisions are you in control of and take control of them? And finally, consider the issues, the topics, the ideas that really light your soul on fire, which you could discuss for hours. These are the ideas that fuel you and they represent the intricacies and the desires of your true self.