Authenticity

I pride myself on being a genuine person.

I have flaws just like everyone else, but I take pride in knowing that everything I do comes from honesty. I'm honest with how I feel about myself. I try not to do things for the sake of popularity but to help me develop as a person. I've been asked so many times why I don't do a podcast, and although that is something I may look into in the future, right now I feel like I don't want to attract an audience based on a current trend. 

I want to be true to myself, and even though my writing may not be the greatest it's how I'm most comfortable expressing myself. If you've ever heard me talk at times, I can jump from topic to topic as my thought process is so quick that me trying to vocalize it sounds confusing at times. So when I write, I'm able to create clarity in the messages I want to put out. I feel at this moment, writing articles has a realness to it. I write for those that need someone to relate to. I'm here for the people who want to find something with honesty and vulnerability attached to it. I'm not saying podcasts don't because many do and as I mentioned before, I will eventually transition too, but I want my foundation to be solid before I make that move. I want to be versatile in delivering content and be respected for my beliefs and how I provide them. 

 I also get asked the question, why don't I speak about current events and the truth is that I don't find fulfillment in speaking on every popular event that takes place. If I find that its an issue that I have a passion for then, of course, I will give my view, but I don't want to speak about every and anything just being there is an audience there.  My message isn't to criticize and give my opinion on popular topics. Its mostly to speak about everyday situations. To have a voice on daily moods that cripple our progress. I like to talk on things that can motivate individuals, motivate couples, give a perspective to situations that cannot be articulated. 

I speak about things. To try and give energy that we feel we have lost. To uplift people. There has to be a balance, especially in these current times, which I really think is essential for people to be fulfilled.

Authenticity isn't about going to where the crowd is. It's about standing alone and being happy in what you believe so much that others will appreciate it. 

Authenticity is about not selling yourself short. It's to be confident in who you are and what you have to give. Its to love your values and your views. Learning is also apart of being authentic because growth is a natural action in life. We have to grow, change, evolve. If we remain stagnant then were projecting a false understanding of who we are. 

I think that's why I find it hard to network because I need a genuine connection. I need to feel a real connection to a person when I network, some form of relatability. I don't want it to come across as, " you have something I want, and I'm willing to give up some morals to get them." Cause that's what I see when people network with people they don't like as a person. We are being told to do what we have to, to be successful in life, but morals and beliefs are something I feel we should hold onto at all cost. 

When it's all said and done you want to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and recognise the person you see. You want to know that the person you are looking at is the real you and want to be happy seeing that person. You want to know, through all the ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks, that the person in the mirror is who you always want to be and with that understanding, you will never have to question if anything around you is real because the life you will have made would have come from the genuine person you are.