Should self-awareness encourage you to alter your behavior to accommodate external pressures, or should it empower you to become steadfast in your identity?

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

• Should self-awareness encourage you to alter your behavior to accommodate external pressures, or should it empower you to become steadfast in your identity? Defend your answer.
• If people are likely to be biased or unfair in their assessment of you, how can you trust others to provide helpful criticism?