Authenticity is Freedom
Most people are exhausted.
Not from work.
Not from pressure.
From pretending.
Pretending to be more polished...
More successful...
More put together...
...and more “normal" than they actually are.
So they build and cast a fake image of who they are and spend all of their energy trying to protect it … unknowingly creating their own prison.
Once you cultivate this “image” you have to keep it up…
Which will destroy your soul.
You know what's actually powerful and freeing?
Not giving a fuck about maintaining an image and expressing exactly who you are authentically and unapologetically.
Owning your strengths.
Owning your flaws.
Owning the parts of you that are a little weird.
Because guess what?
We're all weird and fucked up.
We're all insecure about something.
We're all battling shit inside our heads.
Most people are just too scared to admit it and show up as themselves.
So they perform and try to blend in.
...which also happens to be the easiest way to become invisible and irrelevant.
Want to stand out?
Stop hiding.
Be real.
Say what you actually think.
Build what you actually care about.
Live in alignment with what you actually believe.
When you do that...
Two things happen:
1. You stop wasting energy on bullshit.
2. The right people start gravitating toward you.
Authenticity isn’t some soft, feel-good shit.
It’s practical and powerful.
Authenticity = Real.
Real = Trustworthy.
...and when you give yourself the permission to be who you truly are...
Your life will improve tremendously.
Authenticity = Freedom.
Performative Authenticity = Prison.
~ Andy Frisella
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Sean Kavanaugh
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