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RE: Why Authenticity Matters in Life and in Business - Crushing It! - Lessons Learned #5

in #steem7 years ago

Thanks again for sharing this insight:

create something because you believe the world will enjoy it rather than because you have calculated that this is what you need to do to become an Instagram celebrity."

For a few days I tried some things with my posts that just were not me. I got more views, more resteems and a greater number of upvotes and comments then ever on Steemit but I also got a headache and wasn't having fun. It was "forced" and not inspired.

Authenticity has something to do with personalization. If I like what I am teaching then kids like it. The same is with my blog. Spending energy to make it something that it's not will in the long wrong fail.

In Korean the phrase is "light ears" as opposed to "heavy ears". Those with "light ears" are influenced by the mainstream and everything people say. I was like this a lot and still am. I can't help being influenced by people. I try to learn from them without losing authenticity.

I like this @khaleelkazi engaging in dialect just sharing a book and what you learned today. The adventurer ripping apart the kitchen sink is interesting too. You are doing a pretty good job being yourself in this blog. More consistent than me.