PUBLIC PERSONA

WE HAVE PRIVATE SELF AND PUBLIC PERSONA
PRIVATE SELF IS OUR SECRET SELF THAT WE CREATE FROM EXPERIENCE
PUBLIC PERSONA IS A DECEPTIVE SELF-LIKE PERSONA WE PORTRAY TO NAVIGATE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
PRIVATE SELF IS THE ENGINE OF PUBLIC PERSONA
PUBLIC PERSONA IS OUR GROUP BEHAVIOR, OUR MANNER AND POLITENESS
PUBLIC PERSONA HAS 2 FUNCTIONS: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DAMAGE CONTROL
PUBLIC RELATIONS IS TO CREATE FAVORABLE IMAGE TO SELL OR TO COVER FLAWS
PUBLIC FIGURES NEEDS LARGE PUBLIC PERSONA
TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN ITS ENVIRONMENT
HOWEVER PEOPLE FORGET THAT ITS PERSONALITY IS NOT THE PERSON
PEOPLE SEE THEIR PUBLIC PERSONA (IDEAL SELF) AND DON'T SEE THEIR PRIVATE SELF.
OTHERS CAN BE FOOLED BY THE PUBLIC PERSONA BUT WISE ONES SEE THE PRIVATE SELF.