In our world, there is a huge awakening in people wanting authenticity. People want real. Not pretend. Not wearing a mask. Not Following the crowd. They want a real and genuine You! Let’s face it, we all want real relationships, real honesty and integrity from those we are around, and we thrive when we are our authentic self.
Are you being your True Self or your Authentic Self? Are you truly Authentic in your life in all the different roles you play in your life?
For me, I have many different roles, such as; wife, mother, grandmother, sister, speaker, trainer, coach, business
owner, entrepreneur, board member, author, etc. I am sure that you get what I mean. We all have a list of roles that we play in our lives. My question is, “Are you being truly authentic in each of those roles?”
I would like to share with you today what I have found: “3 Major Shifts Created by Being Authentic.”
After working with hundreds of clients, I have found that it is very common to have people “wearing different masks” or “pretending to be something they are not”. This is not being authentic, and it is not being real. It is not serving you. Have the courage to be you, everyone else is already taken!
You DO NOT need anyone else’s approval! In fact, a quote from Roy T. Bennet, that I like to tell a lot of my clients is “What other people think and say about you is none of your business.” What anyone else may think or say is NOT any of your business. Think about it…they are using their own opinion, their own criteria, their own judgment, their own value system and do not have all the facts about you or what you are going through or what you have been through or anything else!
It really is not in your best interest to believe or take to heart what their opinion may be, especially if it is not nice, or valuable to you. Just Be YOU!
To uncover your true self you must first look inside. I teach all the time about doing this from the Inside-Out. You must reflect on who you are and be willing to
embrace it, to know it and to own it.
This is built from our beliefs and our values, as well as through your character. When we live in alignment with these and honor these in our life, we come from a space that is more authentically real for us. We become more powerful and more successful as we align ourselves this way. You will be more successful as your true authentic self than anything else.
Think about it. Do you like to work with co-workers that are pretending to be something they are not, or do you do business with people that you feel have a shady character? You can sense this in their energy, and you know in your gut that you do not want to work with them or that you do not want to be around people that are like this.
Just be YOU! There is no competition with being who you are and when you own it, it is fabulous! You feel amazing and others see you and your value at a higher level. Isn’t that what we all truly want anyway?
Being authentic and true to yourself will create significant change for the good in your life. I have developed what I feel are the top three things that you will gain by being more authentic and real. Here it is for you, “3 Major Shifts Created within yourself when you are Authentic”:
1. Integrity-When we fully trust and respect ourselves and are true to ourselves, it shows up in our integrity. As our integrity rises, we stop second guessing ourselves and we know to trust our intuition and value ourselves at a higher level, which in turn creates everyone else to value us at a higher level as well. As we embrace our core values, our character, and our authenticity our integrity is raised. They all go hand in hand. When our integrity is raised, others are attracted to be around us. They trust us more completely and value us at a higher level.
2. Confidence-As we own who we are we raise our self-confidence and self-esteem. As we do this consistently, we trust ourselves at a higher level, making better choices and decisions that better serve our lives. We learn to love who we are and have the courage to be our true self and stop pretending.
We stop looking for approval from others and know our real value. As we do this, we drop the fear of expectations and others opinions and find our happiness on a consistent level. This creates a stronger self-worth and self-esteem, which creates true self-confidence.
3. Productivity & Success-As we embrace our uniqueness and build upon it we begin being truer to ourselves. This allows us to drop the questioning and the stress that goes along with doubting ourselves and our decisions. This also allows us to get out of the fear that can significantly slow us down or stop us from being successful. When we embrace who we are and what we are about we have a significant improvement in both our productivity and our success.
These three shifts are huge in our lives! These should be taken seriously and strived for. Yet, are you taking full advantage of these in your life? Authenticity will allow you to have these in your life and give you happiness and fulfillment.
In our episode, I go into detail on how you can: “Discover the 3 Major Shifts within yourself when you are Authentic.” Watch it now and see if there are areas where you could improve. I feel like everyone has improvements to make and that nobody’s perfect. We are all working towards improving ourselves and becoming all that we can be. Join me on the video!