How to be flawsome

Being flawsome is not just making peace with your flaws; it’s knowing that without them, you would not be you.

It goes beyond surrendering to your flaws; it means owning them, understanding them and knowing that admitting them gives you your power. It doesn’t take power away.

Many of you will know of the global icon Celeste Barber. Celeste made a name for herself via her #celestechallengeaccepted social media series, which began in 2015 as a ‘fun experiment to see what it would look like for an average person to photograph herself doing rich-people things’.

Her re-enactments of celebrity and model photos complete with weird poses and outfits are LOL-worthy.

She takes the mickey out of people and exaggerates her own flaws for humour.

I think one of the reasons we love her so much (aside from how hilarious she is) is that she’s real.

She is not hiding her body. She is saying, ‘This is me. I am flawsome.’

And she’s made a living from it. With over seven million followers and counting, a flourishing comedy career and a book deal, she’s doing fine.

The thing is, we are drawn to people, not for their perfection, but for their acceptance of their imperfections. We admire people who may seem flawless, but they are hard to connect with and understand, and very hard to be like.

So how do you make peace with who you are in all your colours?

Well there is no checklist. Life is not a clear path. But there are three principles that, when explored, can help you be a better friend, leader, parent, partner, colleague and person.