What does being Authentic mean? Have you ever thought about it?

My newsletter is a collection of personal experiences that have helped me evolve as a person over the years. From a recruiter to founder, this is as raw as this 2-min read will get.

Hey You💜,

Last time I spoke about 10 Mistakes I Made as a Writer and how you shouldn’t repeat them.

You will never know what is in store for you if you don’t really get out there and try it.

Being Authentic

You must have heard several rants on the internet about Being Authentic, Be Authentic, You Should be Authentic, etc. etc.

But what does it actually mean?

How does it matter whether you are authentic or not to your virtual audience, right?

Well, it matters.

You Are A Human

Being Authentic is the same as Being Human.

You Have to be YOU. You cannot pretend to be someone you are not all the time.

It’s not about telling your story in different ways all the time.

But how you have navigated your story and journey so far with your personal ups and downs.

It’s easy for your audience pick up the pulse and know when you aren’t speaking the whole truth. You may get the eyeballs rolling for a while but then how long can you put on that mask and go on?

Not long my friend.

How can you start?

Being authentic starts with -

• Being true to yourself

• Being true to your words to yourself

• Being a version of you that you are proud of

• Being a version of you that you won’t let go

• Being true to the fact that you are not perfect

• Acknowledging the fact that you have stories to share

• Acknowledging the fact that your journey is not like theirs

Authenticity does not come only with words.

It is the emotions you feel inside and wear them like a badge of honour on your shoulder every single day.

Don’t mistake only personal stories and do’s and don’ts as Authentic.

It is much more than that.

(It took me a while to realize I love my pics and like my side profile and selfies better. I thought I could tell myself - Oh No, I don’t like it. But that’s BS. Sorry call me anything you like, but I am comfortable in my skin and that’s why I like it.)

Have a realization

Until you have the full realization of WHO YOU ARE, sorry hon you ain’t gonna be authentic.

You can like and dislike a thousand things, but do you speak about what you dislike ever! Do you acknowledge that you don’t like it? No I don’t think so.

You convince yourself of another narrative.

Want to sound more authentic, start by dissecting the above points.

You’ll know whether you are being that or not.

What’s your version of being Authentic?

Let me know 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽

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Until later…

Cheers,
Yours truly❤️

Here are a few quotes that have helped me through my tough times:
"If it’s meant to be, it will be”

“Treat each day as the last and make the most of it”

“You can’t love someone if you don’t love yourself first”

“Past can’t be changed, but you can evolve from the past to become better today”