Authenticity & Alignment

Authenticity has two sides to it – to yourself and to what others expect from you or your position. If you get this right work is easy and challenges are welcomed. If you get it wrong you’re in a world of pain.

• If you’re authentic to yourself but not to your role you are a misfit – the conductor with a rock band.
• If you are authentic to your role but not yourself you are hollow – you’re living someone else’s life
• If you’re not authentic to yourself nor your position you are dying – every day is drudgery and hard work.
• When you are authentic to yourself and your role you operate in flow. You’re doing what you were put on this earth to do.

Realising that you are potentially in the wrong box can be painful and take a while to admit. But those who are authentic to both themselves and their role are easy to follow, easy to work with and easy to live with.

How is your authenticity going?

Cheers

Darren

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