From the category archives:

Authenticity

Do you ever catch yourself trying to keep up appearances?
You know, when you actively want people to see you in a certain light that isn’t 100% accurate?
It can happen to the best of us – appearing put together, successful, in control, and like we have it all figured out is important because if other people [...]

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Last week’s article about how to optimize LinkedIn (from people who do) got me thinking a lot about connections, not only in the literal LinkedIn sense (your “friends” on the site are called connections), but in the more general sense.
The Life Uncommon started 2 years ago (its 2nd birthday is coming up in just a [...]

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Last week, I came across Evan Hadkin’s awesome post An Introvert’s Authenticity in which he discussed being an introvert in an extrovert’s world.  The post is fabulous, and I recommend you check it out if you haven’t already, but it sparked a question that I’ve never considered before: can you be selectively authentic?
As I was [...]

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Are you aware of the symbols you surround yourself with? Do you have images around you that make you feel empowered, happy and productive, or angery, anxious or not good enough?
Symbols are all around us everywhere we go.  Some, like the American Eagle, we are conscious and aware of, however there is also a host [...]

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Happiness has the incredible power to transform any aspect of life.
Lately, I’ve been rereading my copy of The Secret and reminding myself about some of the elements of the law of attraction I find useful.  I’ve read the book several times over the past few years – it is small and a quick read.  I [...]

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