To be yourself, or not to be? Today my school invited successful managers and artists to talk about their views and experiences in order to give graduating students a clue about their future career. There was a point which mentioned several times-- be yourself! Is it difficult to have a personal style? how do we know if we have a stronger personal style, or not? why should we have a personal style? I decide to discuss these questions in the following paragraph. "You are what you dress" is an introduction in a fashion industry; however, there is another similar sentence in the music industry-- You are what you play. The question of having a personal style in the music industry has many various answers. In my opinion, everyone has a style which is built up from who they want to be. However, it is not enough as a performer. As a performer not only just try to be someone famous but also be capable offering the professional ability. For instance, pianist Lang Lang is famous for his dramatic face during his playing in his early performances. However, you will also surprise that he has wild range repertoire. Therefore, having personal style is actually not easy, because it takes a long time and effort to achieve enough ability to support who you really want to be. How do we know if we have a stronger personal style, or not? According to Maya Angelou, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." I totally agree her, and believe that the feeling of people absorb from you will be your most stronger personal style. Different people has different level of giving the feeling, someone is shy; the other is open mind. In the music, there are many rules, but there is no rule of expression from the true heart. Being honest is to yourself a repect as a performer and to the audience. In the end, as a performer, the personal style or personal interpretation should be coming in a nature way. A lot of practice and gaining more experience are both important essentials to build up a personal style. Reading brings us more imaginations of who we want to be and reflective writing is an opportunity to introspect ourselves. Thank you for giving your time reading my essay. I hope you enjoy it and wish you have a lovely day!