1,114 Quotes About Authenticity

To be REAL means waking up. Waking up to the inner-truth of who we are and what drives us. It requires an honest look in the mirror to acknowledge that we are not perfect. Waking up means we are willing to transform ourselves from fear-based mindsets and behaviors to become a better person than who we are today. Becoming a REAL leader requires authenticity, humility, caring, transparency, and discernment.Robertson, Susan. Real Leadership: Waken To Wisdom. The Books Factory. Kindle Edition.

Whilst passing by the lane where the nests of concubines rested, I saw a little temple.Somebody lit the lamp in prayer. I couldn't decide to bow down to the temple or not to stop there and walk away.Never heard if odalisques have gods too... if yes,are they as pure as ours?

Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.

High above the noise and fear mongering of critics and cynics softly speaks your true self.

Being authentic, and being perceived as such by your audience, relies on your ability to ensure that every decision you make when it comes to your business is rooted in being true to yourself.

We can’t turn our true selves off and on situationally and expect them to carry and sustain us. Rationing creativity results in bipolarism of the spirit. Our creativity is also our life force. When we turn it off and on like a spigot, we start to become less and less able to control the valve.

As a child, at the age when others promise to be Chateaubriand or nothing, I had written that I would be myself or nothing. I had certainly not foreseen that one day I would find myself in the position of being both myself and nothing. 65

I have one simple goal for my book - to share my knowledge and experience to pay it forward by giving the gift that was given to me by all the great leaders in my life. I want to empower the next generation of leaders to become the most authentic version of themselves and to encourage them to lead.

They all believed in him because of the authenticity of his musical talent and his faith in it.