Dr. Judith’s Saturday Blog – Be A Doer … Not a Dreamer

Being authentic is a buzz word for our times. For everything. Should it be?

Authenticity is for friendships, which would be a big YES. Being authentic means that you are genuine in how you express your identity, beliefs, and values. You don’t fear of judgment or discrimination from others. Your personality reflects your values, and spirit—any pressure from others that attempt to influence how you think or act are resisted if you don’t feel they are true to you. You’re honest with yourself and with others, and you take responsibility for your mistakes. Your values, ideals, and actions align.

Authenticity for professionals is secondary. Sure, you may want them to align with your values and beliefs. To maybe be like you. That’s secondary. What you want with a professional is that person to be the best and richly experienced with skills in what you are seeking services or advice from.

Nice friendly newbies can become authentic friends. What you want is the surgeon, the book designer, the accountant, the lawyer … the whoever … to show up consistently as the best version of themselves, even if they are tired and would rather sleep another hour.

Imposters are not welcome.

Dr. Judith Briles started writing notes to her classmates in first grade … and got into “disruptive trouble” from her teachers. She’s now the author of 47 books and counting, still being a disrupter. Her books have won over 55 book awards and been Amazon bestsellers. You can follow her professional side at www.TheBookShepherd.com where she works with writers to become published authors. Listen in to her weekly podcast: AuthorU: Your Guide to Book Publishing at https://bit.ly/AuthorUPodcast