Living Authentically
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"escape competition through authenticity" ~ Naval Ravakant
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The Naval Podcast - Escape Competition Through Authenticity. Naval Ravakant provides a unique perspective on how to think about building a rewarding career.
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There are many ways you can be distracted from living an authentic life. Most common are money and status. External pressures, whether that is your parents, your friends or your teachers, can also lead you astray. Only you know when you are on a path that is authentically yours. Only you know when you are doing things for intrinsic, personal reasons, rather than external pressures or rewards. You know because it feels right.
When you are living authentically, your daily life is aligned with your own internal view of who you are. Your words and actions match your inner voice.
Living authentically is hard. It can mean disappointing those you love. It can mean earning less money. It can mean missing out on 'opportunities'. But in the end it's your life. You have to get up every day and do the work you have signed up for, nobody else. The longer you spend going in a direction that isn't truly aligned with who you are, the more miserable you will become. Resist money, resist status, resist external voices. Above all, be true to yourself.
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Thanks for reading
Jamie
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