| What is authenticity? | | | | her beliefs and convictions aligned with the words she |
| It's being real, genuine, legitimate and truthful. | | | | spoke. She demonstrated genuine truthfulness and |
| Authenticity gives us a warm and fuzzy feeling of | | | | credibility. |
| comfort, trust, credibility. | | | | The examples above are outstanding ones, the |
| I think Leland R. Beaumont offers a complete, | | | | unusual ones, to illustrate and clarify a point. All of us |
| understandable description of the 'authentic self': "The | | | | can be and can manifest authenticity of our real self |
| true you; aligned and congruent self image, stature, | | | | the way we naturally are. Each of us is unique in our |
| values, beliefs, goals, behavior, word, and public image." | | | | own way and authentic in that way. Let's look at what |
| Why do we value the principle of authenticity? | | | | we have to do to become authentic. |
| Authenticity builds an emotional connection between | | | | How can we become more authentic? |
| people as well as things like businesses, brands and | | | | 1. Believe in everything you say and do. |
| almost everything. | | | | 2. Always speak the truth and act in accordance with |
| Where does authenticity come from? | | | | your moral compass at all times to all people: to your |
| 1. Authenticity comes from a place we can connect | | | | friends, your colleagues, to the public and to your |
| with," a place with a real story of a purpose-driven life, | | | | customers. No hyped "pitching." No hyped "selling." No |
| that touches us and that we always remember." | | | | little white lies. No fear of what others will think of you, |
| Captain Chelsey Sullenberger (Sully), the pilot of the US | | | | your brand or your company. No acting in a way that |
| Airways Flight 1549 that crashed into the Hudson River | | | | you think others will like you more. |
| without any major injuries or fatalities is an excellent | | | | Just complete and total honesty showing your genuine, |
| example of authenticity story. | | | | unique, and passionate self. Nothing more. That's the |
| 2. Authenticity emerges from "people with a deep | | | | most powerful selling you can do. |
| passion for what they are doing." Ellie and Charlie are | | | | 3. We make the decision to be authentic or not. |
| examples of this. Their passion and energy comes | | | | Authenticity is required but it cannot be compelled onto |
| from deep down in their souls. | | | | us. No one can be genuine and real when forced into it. |
| 3. Authenticity is a person or thing that is what it says it | | | | For more in-depth discussion and clarification, refer to |
| is. The story the person tells through their actions aligns | | | | "Authentic Self" below. |
| with the story they tell through their words, their body | | | | Personal and Business Success Mindset Requires that |
| language and all other nonverbal communication. The | | | | we be Authentic |
| recent Miss USA Pageant runner-up, Miss California, | | | | That is a undisputable fact. We have no choice if we |
| Carrie Prejean, exhibited authenticity with her genuine | | | | want success. It is up to us to make that decision to |
| response to a pageant question. Her response kept | | | | believe, to be and to act in truth, with authenticity. |