constructs others had as to what When we live other than an How Authenticity
we should be, how we should authentic life in a transparent
Can Contribute to
act, etc. So while we were being world we are putting so many
Professional Success
encouraged to be truthful, we dimensions of our personal life
were simultaneously being taught at risk. We are risking personal
Just as authenticity can speed
to be other than ourselves. On relationships that are the fabric
your personal success, so too
top of that, we are bombarded of our being. We are risking our
can it speed your professional
with role models, in all walks personal credibility, which is the
success. We have come through
of live, who we subsequently “currency” for so much of what
a century where the norm
discover cheated to get ahead. we do every day. And, we are
in the business world was
Athletes who took illegal risking our health as we stress
seemingly a lack of authenticity.
supplements, money managers over being discovered for what
Advertising and public relations
who inflated investment results, we really are.
experts shaped our image about
models whose likenesses
business institutions, the
have been airbrushed to a
executives that managed
perfection beyond humanly
them, and the multitude
possible, and politicians who
“You are blessed with
of professionals who
preached one thing while
uniqueness. No one else supported them. Millions
living just the opposite. It
has your set of skills,
of dollars were spent
is no wonder that finding
experiences, relationships,
to promote the good
our authentic self can be a
corporate citizenship
confusing journey, especially
attitudes, and aptitudes.”
of businesses, while at
given all the ongoing
the same time these
changes in our lives.
businesses were harming
our communities (polluting our
Most of us have experienced We can choose to reverse the
wetlands and air, promoting
the impact of carrying around process. We can live an authentic
unsafe drugs, etc.). Worse yet,
something we know full well to personal life. One where we
Ponzi scheme artists receive
be a lie. Imagine the impact let our strengths shine bright.
accolades for their philanthropic
on your health and wellness of One where we learn to embrace
activities as they were ripping off
carrying around a menagerie our “shadows” (a Debbie Ford
investors.
of lies, partial truths, etc. Now, construct explained so well in the
whatever the impact you imagine, aforementioned video) knowing
Times are a changing! A new
quadruple it because of the full well that the essence of
level of transparency is upon
anxiety that flows from a world humanity is to have both glorious
us. The majority of adults carry
where all forms of information strengths and aspects of our
a phone that has both picture
are so readily available, to anyone being that bring contrast and
taking and recording capabilities.
with access to a computer. Now color to our strengths. One
Many millions of people are active
our lies, half truths, etc. are only a where we are energized by
on Twitter which provides a
mouse quick click away. “walking our talk.” And, one where
forum for instant broadcasting of
we celebrate the wisdom of
opinions as to service and product
We live in a world of transparency, nineteenth century author and
quality. Each of us is, in essence,
whether we like it or not. We can poet Oscar Wilde who said “Be
a broadcast company with
either make that transparency an yourself, everyone else is already
enormous power to reward those
asset, or let it become a liability. taken.”
See LEVERAGING page 52
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