authenticity

“Authenticity is not something we have or don't have. It's a practice—a conscious choice of how we want to live. Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real.” - Brené Brown

One of the greatest lessons of life and leadership has been the importance of opening ourselves to embrace the fullness of our individual uniqueness. This lesson has come at the price of many mistakes and failures; mostly the mistake of trying to live up to idealized images of successful people and effective leaders that were not me.