“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”
–Oscar Wilde
Being authentic is key to living a happy life and enjoying healthy relationships. If we miss this vital component in our unique way of being, everything else in this book becomes irrelevant.
ASK YOURSELF: Are you being real? When people meet you, are you straight up and natural—the real deal? If you are, then you will appreciate what it means to approach life always being YOU.
Standing in your personal truth enables you to transcend social layers of happenstance and get to the heart of matters—revealing what is raw and real.
Your goal, then, is to never be anything less than real or to clone yourself from another. Why would you be anything other than your unique and best self?
“Life’s most amazing moments between people are built on trust, communication, acceptance, and love.”
As we observe and experience varying degrees of difficulty, negativity, loss, hurt, anxiety, and fear in life, we yearn for the reassurance that our relationships are safe. The days of the pushy salesmen and self-serving narcissists are over. That type of behavior quickly alienates and pushes people away because it offends and can’t be trusted.
People must believe that you are real and are who you say you are, otherwise, they will not want to do business with you, much less make the effort to move forward in starting and building a relationship.
When I meet someone who is truly genuine, I am drawn to their personality and find them easier to approach, engage, and interact with. I know that what I see is what I get. They have no hint of false pretense, nor do I worry about hidden agendas.
Authentic people are instantly more likable and trustworthy, which makes building rapport with them a pleasure. In their presence, we feel accepted for who we are without judgment or criticism. We crave real people and are delighted when we find them.
This is an excerpt from Positive Impact & Change Expert Susan Young’s new book The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact . . . 8 Ways to Shine Bright to Transform Relationship Results. To learn more, please visit https://susancyoung.com/store/art-of-first-impressions-for-positive-impact/.
