What is the key to developing the self-confidence?

Authenticity, which you could consider the discovery of the awesome power you get from simply being YOU.

Some personal development coaches subscribe to the belief that if you focus on self too much, you become selfish.

I think that’s a counter productive way of looking at self.

Being authentic doesn’t mean you’re holding yourself above others.

It begins from being at the center of your life, but it isn’t the same thing as being “self-centered.”

Living at the center of our lives is a dynamic natural power, that’s available for all of us.

Authenticity makes your life count.

To be yourself is a natural, human, and universal power.

Have you ever heard someone say, “If only I could ‘find myself’!”

Well, what if they did “find” themselves? Who would they be? What would that look like? What kind of job would they have, where would they live, who would they be in a relationship with?

Maybe it’s easy to look to someone else and say, “That’s what I want. I wish I had the things that So-and-So has…”

Well would you really have found yourself, or would you simply have a carbon copy of dear old So-and-So?

Finding yourself and knowing yourself are very different things. There’s nothing wrong with noticing what you like about other people, and maybe even taking some of their best attributes and modeling after them.

Shakespeare wrote, “Assume a virtue and it’s yours.”

But you wouldn’t want to be a carbon copy. You should celebrate your own unique talents and abilities.

You’ll find a library full of books that focus on the topics of assertiveness and manipulation. It’s easy to tell ourselves that those who strengthen their skills of manipulation win in today’s society.

But that’s not always the case.

Authentic people often lead successful companies and enterprises.

They have reached their status because others are drawn to them, admire them and even emulate their example.

Authentic people know what they want and where they want to go.

Sometimes they have to defend their beliefs, even to the point of ridicule.

But authentic people are able to keep their priorities very clear.

They do what needs to be done, even when everyone is watching and perhaps even more importantly, when no one is watching.

Fatigue is a common symptom of people who have suppressed who they really are.

They are not physically tired as much as they are tired of… It takes a lot of effort not to be our authentic self. We can easily become actors playing a role, trying to impress other people.

In contrast, an authentic person has more energy, because he’s not giving his energy to contradictions. His actions are consistent with his inner self. He feels alive and exhilarated.

The authentic person mobilizes the energy of others. He inspires them.

Growing in authenticity means becoming more of what we’re truly meant to be. It’s a process we learn day by day. Take time at the end or your day to appreciate the good moments in it.

If you did something well, allow yourself to feel pleased about it.

Close your eyes and concentrate on the pleasure of that small achievement. Doing this feeds your positive expectations.

And next time it will be easier.

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From the site of Rich Mind Life Strategy

Dr. Robert Anthony has spent the last 30 years unraveling the mysteries of "success" and how the mind holds the ultimate key to peak personal performance in all areas. In addition to being a Personal Performance Trainer, he is a best-selling author.

He has worked as psychotherapist trained in all forms of Energy Therapy including NLP, TFT, TAT, and EFT. He is also licensed by the American Board of Hypnotherapy and a practicing member of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.

His programs include Rich Mind Life Strategy and The Secret of Deliberate Creation and his newest:



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