Hey everybody, Chris here. We're trying something a little bit different than what we normally do for the podcast.

We're doing solo episodes. These are shorter, more contained.

Built around certain themes and questions, I think, are very relevant for us to be talking about.

So wherever you're listening to this, however you're seeing this, let us know in the comments and the feedback, what you think.

And we'll make some adjustments. Okay, before we jump into this episode. Okay, before we jump into this episode, I want you to listen to the previous episode, if you haven't, when I talk about clickbady content.

Because today we're going to talk about the exact opposite, which is how to show up authentically as yourself.

There's this word. It's called authentic or authenticity that gets thrown around a lot

on social media. And I think everyone thinks they're way more authentic than they really are.

And I've been thinking about this topic for a little bit here, and I have some thoughts on it.

Number one is, what does it really mean to be authentic? And the best way I could describe this is,

who are you when no one's watching?

Like in every essence, like, what are you eating?

What do you look like?

What does your home look like?

What do you look like?

How do you speak?

And then we all, in some way, to be accepted in society, show up slightly different.

There's this thing that I think most people would describe as a persona, where we've learned through socialization that we need to act and behave a specific way to be accepted in society.

And the difference between who you are when no one's watching and how you show up, that gap is how

inauthentic you are. That's my belief. And so I'm guilty of this myself.

Everyone is because when I'm at home, I don't got all my jewelry on.

I'm not with my cap on.

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