The Authentic Mountain

It is time to dig deep to tear apart the romantic idea that authenticity is showing up as yourself. Nobody knows what being yourself means except through the stories you tell about yourself. Here is what authenticity does: I’m this and that; hence, I showed up like this — this is a feel-good defense, a fortification of our mountain. We are told to attain authenticity by being faithful to ourselves. There are leadership theories and self-help books to teach us how to be authentic. But there is...