How to be authentic | BEnergyAware Podcast episode #136 transcript

Hi and welcome to the BEnergyAware Podcast. I'm your host, Bran Katanec.

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Empowered by being aware of energy in day-to-day-life.

Making empowering decisions and thriving.

Consciously creating.

With the help of meditation, self-healing, creativity and expression.

Being aware of our emotional and mental energy, as well as the energy that surrounds us in our day-to-day life, enables us to make empowering decisions. Using our intuition and trusting ourselves when making those decisions, help us to create a much better life. It's about empowerment and thriving.

And so again, what do I mean when I say - being aware of energy?

For those who are tuning in for the first time - there’s the energy of our thoughts and the energy of our emotions, and there’s also the energy of our environment.

We need to be aware of what energy we bring and what kind of energy surrounds us. And then we need to know how to best deal with both. We also need to know how to use all that to heal ourselves. So that we can function at our optimum and live the best life possible.

And that’s why on this podcast we talk about meditation, self-healing, creativity and expression, all of which deepen our awareness and bring about a profound healing.

Now on to today’s theme - Authenticity.

What does it mean to be authentic?

To be authentic means to be true to yourself and your own values regardless of any external influences or circumstances.

We might meet people with various percentages of authenticity, but to be fully authentic it takes a real strength of character.

Outer circumstances try to mold us and bend us and they challenge us to the point of ultimately testing our strength and our determination to live a life that is aligned with our own values.

Knowing ourselves and knowing our values is one thing, and then to go through many trying times, is something totally different.

Whether we'll be making choices and taking actions that are actually true to us or not, remains to be seen.

Compromises are very common and sometimes it does make sense to do them, but once they become a habit, we can really get lost and lose all sense of ourselves, and can then struggle to find ourselves again.

So how to be authentic and stay authentic?

For that, we need to:

1. Have a good relationship with ourselves.

2. Be clear on what our values are.

3. Make decisions based on our intuition.

4. Take consistent daily action to consciously create the life we want.

Think of it as creating some good new habits. They take effort at first, but later they become second nature.

Once we start taking actions that are aligned with our values, all we need is to continue doing the same until it all brings the results that we want.

And by then, without even thinking about it, we will be authentic.

If you have any thoughts or questions, let me know. Message me on Instagram @beenergyaware or leave a comment. You can also get in touch through my website benergyaware.com. And leaving a review on Apple Podcasts is always so much appreciated, as well as sharing this podcast with your friends.

And if you want to learn the tools that will help you be authentic, then get my audiobook Get Empowered, or sign up for my Mentorship.

Take care and I will talk to you again soon.