What is authenticity? 

There are many different definitions of authenticity however, a common way of explaining being authentic is living your life according to your own values and goals, rather than those of other people.

Put simply, authenticity means you're true to your own personality, values, and spirit, regardless of the pressure that you're under to act otherwise. You're honest with yourself and with others, and you take responsibility for your mistakes. Your values, ideals, and actions align. As a result, you come across as genuine, and you're willing to accept the consequences of being true to what you consider to be right.

It isn't always easy to live authentically. At times, being true to what you know is right means that you go against the crowd. It may mean being unconventional and taking the harder road.

Living an authentic life is also vastly more rewarding than hiding your true self. When you live authentically, you don't have to worry about what you said (or didn't say), how you acted, or whether you did the right thing. Living authentically means you can trust yourself and your motivations implicitly.

"The biggest task in life is finding ourself and become who we truly want to become." Friedrich Nietzsche

Finding our true self:

1. DO NOT FOLLOW THE HERD

2. REFLECT ON YOUR STORY

3. DETERMINE YOUR VALUES AND GOALS

4. SILENCE YOUR NEGATIVE SELF-TALK

5. DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS

6. RECOGNIZE WHAT DOES NOT SERVE YOU

"One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery over one's self." Leonardo DaVinci

Book recommendation:

1. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy

2. Psycho - Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz