WE ALL SO DESPERATELY WANT TO BE ACCEPTED, which is why it’s so easy, when you join a group (whether it’s a new circle of friends, an office, or a community) to let it swallow you up. But I’m telling you now: Do not let that happen to you. Don’t be so quick to give up your own identity just to fit in. Because, in the long run, just belonging to a scene isn’t enough. To be a diva, you’ve got to cultivate your own strengths and your own personality within it. Hang on to what sets you apart, because that is what makes you special. When I look at all of my friends who survived those many nights on
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