Don't be yourself...

The one time I will encourage the complete opposite of what I preach of being yourself: Halloween! There is only one time a year where it is highly encouraged to be anything but yourself (within legal and moral parameters). It can be quite the tiresome feat to be able to be wholly yourself for 364 consecutive days in a year, trust me I struggle with it daily. That being said, there is one time a year where you can be whoever your heart desires whether that be your favorite cartoon character or what you perceive to be considered a hero. I personally love to go all out on Halloween when it comes to nailing a specific character, whether it involves being familiar with that characters signature pose to the way they talk all the way down to hair color, if necessary. Should you dye your hair in order to perfect the ultimate costume? Well, I personally see nothing wrong with it however keep in mind you will have to unfortunately come back to the realm of reality in the very near future and not everyone is on board with pulling out all the stops on Halloween. Now once you have achieved the ultimate costume it is now time to play the part. Fully embrace the character you are attempting to be. Remember, you ordinarily are boring bob who has quite different characteristics from the character you are portraying so be sure to BE the character, don’t just wear the costume (Sorry for any Bobs I may have offended). In closing the last bit of advice I have is this, start thinking of a costume now or at least early on. Don’t be that guy or girl who waits until the last minute and throws on the most cliché costume there is. While there is nothing wrong with having a cliché costume, just know that this is your opportunity to not be yourself and that is for once the goal here!