How to Discover Your Authentic Self
To develop who you are meant to be, try this
Authenticity is absolutely irresistible. Consider the people you most admire through history.
History’s great achievers — a Napoléon, a da Vinci, a Mozart — have always managed themselves. That, in large measure, is what makes them great achievers. We have to learn to develop ourselves. — Peter Drucker
Who would you become if you focused on developing yourself? Here’s how to begin the journey to your authentic self.
Be your own hero
To discover your authentic self, start by trying to better understand the underlying factors influencing your decision-making — your hidden motivators, biases, and blindspots. You can gain these insights by writing your own story.
Everyone wants to be the hero of their own story. — Reid Hoffman
Ask yourself these questions: If I were the hero of my own story, what would that look like? What kinds of things would energize my “superpower”? What types of people or circumstances would weaken my resolve? What’s 1 thing I would never do? If I had…
