The first rule of authenticity is honesty.\u00a0 If you are dedicated to honoring your authentic self, there are some questions that are essential to ask yourself with regularity and to answer with honesty.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s your answer to this question (try not to overthink this\u2014just go with the first thing that arises when you read this):<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat am I not<\/em> doing right now that, if I started<\/em> doing, would make the biggest difference in my life?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To probe further, ask yourself: \u201cWhy haven\u2019t I already moved in that direction? What am I afraid will happen if I make room for this in my life? Is that really a valid concern\u2014or an excuse so I don’t have to face my fears?\u201d<\/p>\n
Then to pack some real punch, follow up with: \u201cIf that change is so important to my life, what one step can I take this week\u2014even a small one\u2014to banish doubt or useless excuses and move in that direction?\u201d<\/p>\n
If you’re committed to living your authentic life, you’ll take that step.<\/p>\n
\nFor your inspiration in taking the next step…<\/em><\/p>\n“He began to have a dim feeling that, to attain his place in the world, he must be himself, and not another.”
\n\u2014W.E.B. Du Bois<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first rule of authenticity is honesty.\u00a0 If you are dedicated to honoring your authentic self, there are some questions that are essential to ask yourself with regularity and to answer with honesty. What\u2019s your answer to this question (try not to overthink this\u2014just go with the first thing that arises when you read this): […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[65,106,119,16],"tags":[107,99,79,85,17],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t