Comments on: Authentic: to be or not to be? http://www.lifelonglearning.com.au/leadership/authentic-to-be-or-not-to-be/ Enabling potential and sharing perspective through story Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Taylor http://www.lifelonglearning.com.au/leadership/authentic-to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-4952 Brian Taylor Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:34:59 +0000 http://www.lifelonglearning.com.au/blog/?p=288#comment-4952 "The most important thing in business is sincerity. Once you can fake that, then you've got it made" Haven't we all known people in our business and private lives who subscribe to that philosophy? Nonetheless, unremitting honesty can be very sould destroying. Jim Carrey's "Liar liar" only scraped the surface of the social lubricant we call little white lies. When we look at someone and see only the beautiful bits and not the warts, we are doing both them and ourselves a service. Why be untruthful about something as easily verifiable as age? It only works if what you are seeking is a short-term liaison. And that is the giveaway. The most important authenticity is being true to yourself. It can also be the hardest. “The most important thing in business is sincerity. Once you can fake that, then you’ve got it made” Haven’t we all known people in our business and private lives who subscribe to that philosophy?

Nonetheless, unremitting honesty can be very sould destroying. Jim Carrey’s “Liar liar” only scraped the surface of the social lubricant we call little white lies. When we look at someone and see only the beautiful bits and not the warts, we are doing both them and ourselves a service.

Why be untruthful about something as easily verifiable as age? It only works if what you are seeking is a short-term liaison. And that is the giveaway.

The most important authenticity is being true to yourself. It can also be the hardest.

]]> By: Kelli Garner http://www.lifelonglearning.com.au/leadership/authentic-to-be-or-not-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-4951 Kelli Garner Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:35:37 +0000 http://www.lifelonglearning.com.au/blog/?p=288#comment-4951 Really nice posts. I will be checking back here regularly. Really nice posts. I will be checking back here regularly.

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