AUTHENTIC

This book is an excellent read. It goes in a step by step manner, stressing the importance of authenticity and how actually being authentic is one of the pre-requisites to be at ease in life and have truthfulness as an immovable pillar. The book has exercises that can be done multiple times over a period of time and it helps one understand one's own thought process, reasons for certain behavior by self questioning. Personally, the book helped me verify a few of my beliefs, approaches as well as provide guidance on evolving further, correcting myself and improving. Thanks a lot.

I very much enjoyed reading this book. It was rich with research, easy-to-understand frameworks and theories, and provided many practical exercises and case studies to make it accessible.I agree with the thesis and the last sentence of this book: "The quest for authenticity should be at the heart of everything we do." Indeed, we are all beautifully diverse with different strengths and talents; we can only heal our world and become whole again if we can design systems that honor our authentic potential.

This is an inspiring book. I have been curious to live more authentically lately and I didn't know where to start. I chose this book to start and I think it was a great choice. I liked the half of the book better than the remaining half that was filled with questions and exercises. Not that the exercises are not good. It is just a little difficult to do the exercises on your own without coaching with someone. In any case, the first half covers the basics to a more authentic living in a very accesible way.

Vor ein paar Jahren hätte mir dieses Buch nichts gebracht, aber da ich derzeit auf einer Reise der Selbstentdeckung bin, ist dieses Buch Gold wert! Ich habe schon soviel über mich gelernt in Bezug auf "conditions of worth", self-acceptance, Verteidigungsmechanismen und das alles im 1/3 des Buchs. Ich glaube man muss für dieses Buch bereit sein, dann aber hat es einen unglaublichen Wert!

I love self development and digging deep to figure out who I am and find my way in this world. I can read, but I can rarely make it past 50 pages of a book, due to lack of engagement and a wondering attention.This has been the 2nd book I've ever finished, since becoming an adult... The other was Dale Carnegie's - how to win friends and influence people... I already felt I was becoming more authentic, we there was still something missing in my pursuits and I also wanted some things to be confirmed to me.This has been incredibly insightful and has managed to keep me focus and I'm certain has changed how I go through life in a more positive way, not just for myself, but interacting with others.I'm a pretty critical/cynical guy and can find fault in perfection 😁 but this book is gold. The examples are super simple and clear, the messages are actually basic and common sense, which we seem to have lost. I will be buying this book for all I care deeply about.I am about to embark on my second read of this with my trusty highlighter and a notebook to ensure I squeeze as much as I can from this!Buy it, it might actually improve your life...who doesn't want that???

Author doesn’t go too much into theoretical psychology and academic literature, but rather wraps it up in concepts that can be well understood and practiced. Just lovely.