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I was scrolling through Facebook looking for authenticity Looking for posts that I resonated with on a deep level And I've found those are few and far between. But I get it. Authenticity requires vulnerability. And vulnerability is uncomfortable. Vulnerability can appear weak. Vulnerability carries too great a risk for rejection. It's easier to play it safe. Be the expert. Talk about what we know. Keep the conversation logical and rational. I get it. I fall into the same trap. It's hard to write about struggle while you're going through it. It's hard to publicly admit or imply that we have weaknesses of any kind. Because if we did, who would follow us? Who would hire us? Who would trust us? We have to be #1 Top of our game Leading expert And this realization was pretty convicting for me. Because I realized this wasn't a narrative I wanted to be a part of. If I am going to spend my time contributing and engaging, then I have to be willing to write the kind of things I find myself looking for. And it's uncomfortable. It's scary. It's hard. 10/10 would not recommend. But it's what it takes to be the person I want to be. To live the life I feel called to live. It's what it takes to grow, to stretch, to experience my own breakthroughs. Not for the follows, not for the comments, or the likes. But for the principle. For the conviction. To decide who I am going to be How I am going to live What kind of business I'm going to build… …and then doing it. To silence the noise, to clear the distractions, to unfollow the trends, to ignore the formulas, and walk my own path. Not because it's a recipe for success. But because it's the life of peace and purpose that I want to live.