Letting Your Hair Down

It may be time to step out of character and let your hair down and reveal the real you.

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Transcript

Letting Your Hair Down

Years ago, while watching the Academy Awards, it hit me: we’re all actors.

Sure, the folks on TV get the spotlight and the trophies, but truth be told, our acting chops aren’t all that different — we just don’t make it onto the big screen. Their roles change from film to film (unless they’re Steven Seagal), but ours? We tend to play the same part every single day.

And that brings up the real question: who is this person we’re playing?

We’ve spent years developing this character. We call it our personality, ego, or “just who I am.” But have you ever met someone who’s always “on,” like their internal switch got stuck? Honestly, that’s most of us. We take this character everywhere — to work, to family gatherings, even into our dreams.

Somewhere along the way, we started believing the character is actually us. Picture this: actor Tobey Maguire walking around every day with a full Spider-Man suit under his clothes, just in case he needs to climb a building. That’s how absurd it is.

You know you’re locked into a role when you start defending it. But how do you defend something that’s basically an illusion? The character only exists in your mind — the biggest illusion of them all.

That’s why it may be time to retire the character. Time to let your hair down. Time to take a look at the illusion we’ve been maintaining.

We’ve stitched together a bunch of patterned behaviors and called it “me.” But that’s like pointing to a strip of film and insisting it’s a projector. No matter how loud, colorful, dramatic, or action-packed that filmstrip is, it still can’t shine light on its own.

You’re the projector — not the filmstrip.

So the question becomes: what are you projecting? When you let your hair down, you project your light. When you keep it tied up in a bun, slap on a powdered wig, or stay locked in character, you’re stuck in the same role.

And this isn’t about switching roles. It’s about realizing you don’t need one at all.

Acting is exhausting. But projecting your light? That’s effortless.

It starts when we stop pretending we’re anything but that light. Your light doesn’t need applause. It doesn’t need feedback. It doesn’t need validation. It shines on its own — as soon as you pull the filmstrip out of the projector.

And yeah, at first, it can be a little disorienting when you realize you’re not the role you’ve been rehearsing your whole life. That’s when most of us discover we’ve been in dress rehearsal mode for years — all dressed up with nowhere to go.

But the moment you shine that light? You can declare with certainty, "It’s a wrap.”

All the best,

John