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We Are All Born Authentic
While authenticity can be derailed, it can be restored
Authenticity, or being true to ourselves, is not only crucial to our well-being but also essential to outstanding leadership.
While oppressive environments and people can block authentic behavior, there are ways to break free and be ourselves.
According to research, authenticity is often driven by context and the individual’s relationship with it, including the following environmental factors:
- Degree of trust
- Deployment of power and politics
- Degree of challenge
- Not taking things for granted
- Being brave and unafraid of failure or being different
Coaching can help us better understand and even reframe that relationship.
After all, “we are born authentic,” the natural state in which we begin life” writes neuroscientist Stephen Joseph, in his book, Know Thyself.
Authenticity coaching helps balance how we realize our own needs while being around others and, at the same time, meeting the obligations those relationships bring.
To find out more, and find powerful ways to restore authenticity, check out the full article.
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