Authenticity is the new currency
Attuned choice by attuned choice, your entire life is a form of self-expression. You exist as a creative being in a creative universe. A singular work of art.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
All of the people I know who are very talented and could be hugely successful have an obvious cringe activity standing between them and their reward and they just aren’t yet willing to walk into the tsunami of cringe
Sasha Chapinx.comWhen being real is your priority, the various parts of your life start to groove. Your career will begin to reflect your true passion; your living room will match your values; your friends will fit your soul; and your wealth—of which there are many definitions—will start to measure up with your notion of freedom. Sometimes the courage to be true to
... See moreDanielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms
@the_wilderless Speak your projects into the ether and watch interested parties appear, often.
Emmett Shearx.comIn these fractured, post-truth times, the qualities that people increasingly seek out, value or pay for are authenticity, individuality, inventiveness, uniqueness and meaning .
Do you Fit the Way Finder/Mender/Sensitive/Outlier/Maverick Profile?
“Authentic” means being completely real (95-percent authentic isn’t enough.) Consumers, especially Gen Zers, identify weaknesses immediately and will walk away from inauthentic brands. In a time of so much digital noise, brand storytelling is much more important than ever before.
Daniel Langer • The Luxury Trap: Why it’s a Mistake to Define Luxury By Price
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with... See more