Unleashing Your True Self: The Benefits of Embracing Authenticity

Timothy Eldred
4 min readMar 2, 2023

Eight Tips and Strategies for Living Authentically and Enjoying Life to the Fullest

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Authenticity is underrated. And while more people are talking a good authenticity game, few practice what they preach. One thing is for sure — I’m not following a trend. Teaching about authenticity has become the focus of my work.

So let’s get honest with authenticity, okay? What is it? Well, it’s more than being honest with the world. It’s about being honest with yourself. There are many advantages to being authentic. Most importantly, you’ll no longer need to change your words and actions to impress others. Instead, you can relax and be yourself. How would that feel?

But before you can be authentic, it’s essential to know yourself. That’s hard. Many of us don’t know who we are. So let’s break it down to something manageable — knowing yourself includes knowing your values and goals. That’s key because authenticity becomes possible when you know what’s important to you. Let me try to help.

Here are 8 ways to embrace authenticity and present yourself honestly:

  1. Give up the need to appear perfect. Excellent is good enough. But seriously, when you don’t need to appear perfect, you’re in the position…

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Timothy Eldred

Writer, speaker, bourbon drinker, and friendly disrupter of the status quo helping people live with authenticity. timothyeldred.com. I also write on Substack.