That Which We Are, We Are

Unabashed authenticity should be the goal

Athena appearing to Odysseus to reveal Ithaca by Giuseppe Bottani, 1483 (public domain - Wikimedia Commons)

“This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” — William Shakespeare, 1601

We all inhabit some kind of personality when we’re online, and probably at work too.

It’s about fitting in, and making it clear who we are.

But if you’re not being the true you — your authentic self — it can be exhausting.

And you may find there are cracks in the surface that allow people to tell when you’re not being yourself.

Authenticity isn’t about being someone else. It’s about being the best version of yourself. 

Did you ever take the time to step back and wonder about the various people you meet online? They could be long-lost friends, newsletter writers you admire, or people in your social media network of choice whom you may have never met before.

But what do you really know about them?

How many of these folks are truly t…