Authenticity Assessment

Part 1

Eric ThompsonEric Thompson

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• Definition of “Authenticity”Definition of “Authenticity”

• Cultivating Authenticity through simple daily practicesCultivating Authenticity through simple daily practices

• The power of Gratitude in cultivating AuthenticityThe power of Gratitude in cultivating Authenticity

• The power of genuine PassionThe power of genuine Passion

In philosophy, the conscious self is seen as coming to terms with being in a material world and with encountering external forces, pressures and influences which are very different from, and other than, itself.

Authenticity is the degree to which one is true to one's own personality, spirit, or character, despite these pressures.

Passion and Purpose together act as the compass

toward Authenticity in business.

“Know thyself.” ~ Socrates

“Where talents and the needs of the world cross, therein lies your vocation.” ~ Aristotle

“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~ Carl Jung

“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.”

~ William James

PRACTICE DAILY

Positive Psychology has discovered the “missing factor” of happiness: gratitude. In a study conducted by Robert A. Emmons, PhD, individuals who either kept daily gratitude journals or participated in gratitude interventions:

• exercised more regularly

• reported fewer physical symptoms

• felt better about their lives as a whole

• were more optimistic about the upcoming week compared to control groups.

• were more likely to have made progress toward important personal goals

• reported higher levels of the positive states of alertness, enthusiasm,

determination, and energy 

• were more likely to report having helped someone with a personal problem

• were more likely to report having offered emotional support to another

• reported experiencing greater amounts of high energy positive moods

• reported experiencing a greater sense of feeling connected to others

• reported a more optimistic rating of one’s life

• reported better sleep duration and sleep quality, relative to a control group

Journaling

Assignment

Write out 3 to 10 things every day, big or small, for which you are

grateful.

Key Questions

• How do I spend my time?• How do I spend my energy?• How do I spend my money?• When do I feel most free, in touch with myself and fulfilled?• Where am I most organized and disciplined?• What do I think about most often?• What do I talk to myself about often?• What do I talk about with others?• What do I react to?• What are my goals?• What has given me incredible joy, delight and enthusiasm in life?• Of all the things I’ve ever done, what has given me the most satisfaction and pleasure? • If I didn’t have to work, how would I spend my time?• What is the difference that I would love to make in the world?

Answer these questions in your journal

Your answers are what you value.

Now Rank Your Values.

Journaling

Assignment

• Where is my mind already alert?

• Where is my mind creative?

• Where does my mind have the power to

answer questions quickly?

Write your answers in your journal.

Rank your Top Five answers.

Your answers contain strong clues regarding the nature of your genius.

Journaling

Assignment

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