Knowing yourself

Chatting with my excellent friend Mike Wilsher yesterday, we stumbled on an intriguing paradox. It's an observation rather than a criticism.

Many people don't have a clear sense of who they are and what they're really about in life. I'm no exception, although things seem to be getting a little clearer.

And many people have a very fixed idea of who they are - such a fixed idea that they limit their possibilities. "I'm not the sort of person who...." etc.

The paradox is that they're often the same people.