Authenticity is key to being successful in any field. In business, it can mean building a loyal customer base by providing them with what they want and need. In the arts, it can mean creating work that is true to your own personal style and reflects your unique voice. And in life, it can mean being honest and true to yourself. If you’re able to be authentic in all of your interactions—with friends, family, and colleagues—you’ll build trust and rapport quickly, which will help you achieve your God given goals.
What does it mean to be authentic? Let’s start with the definition of “authentic”:
This is a quote from Merriam Websters Dictionary.
Definition of authentic
- not false or imitation : real, actual
an authentic cockney accent- true to one's own personality, spirit, or character is sincere and authentic with no pretensions
is sincere and authentic with no pretensions- a: worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact
paints an authentic picture of our society- b: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features
an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse- c: made or done the same way as an original
authentic Mexican fare
