What Forces Built Your Present Self-Image?
Take some time to consider how you came to view yourself as you see yourself today. Was it your ego? Your friends? Society?
Hopefully it is clear when you reflect on how you developed your current self-image that there is nothing uniquely “you” about that self-image. A “you” that you build for yourself is going to be a truer you than a self that has been pasted together through serendipity. More importantly, a “you” that you consciously create will always be better at achieving your objective function.