Just Be Yourself

Authenticity.
It’s the word I hear most often used when folks ask how to be a better <insert position here>. But what does that mean?
According to http://dictionary.com, Authenticity is defined as the quality of being authentic; genuineness.
That’s not very helpful.

Didn’t anyone every tell you that definitions don’t work if you use the root of the word in the definition.
So let’s break it down a little more.
Authentic is defined as not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
That’s a little better, though I think the synonyms help us understand the word even more:

Credible
Faithful
True
Trustworthy

But I find myself asking …read more