Be Your Brand: At life, at work, at Play

Sometimes our self-imposed rules have foundation somewhere deep in our subconsciouses. And we have obeyed these rules as if they were actual laws with great consequences resulting from not following them. While we should have parameters, we have to understand that there is a higher, built-in mandate on each of us- a mission we were created to express. When we know that we are not just placed on the planet to leisurely occupy it with our presences, no matter what our birthing story, but to be integral parts of the ecosystem of life, and agents involved in evolving and transforming it, we live life with a governance that soars above our fear of success. Success itself looks different. Our lives become meaningful from the inside, out. Through taking action... through our own unique expressions, we loosen the grips of our insecurity of authentically being beings of grandeur by simply living life from the most spiritual place of our existence, a place where people's immaterial thoughts about us, cannot uproot our decision about who we are. This is a place within us where our bossy egos cannot dictate to us and make permanent decisions based off temporary feelings.

The Influence our Workplace roles have on our Authenticity

Some of our internal struggle with authenticity is rooted within the culture of workplace cultures. Whether we need to play ourselves up or down, we often find ourselves being who we need to be to fit into our roles. I don't say this facetiously. Many of us live for years undercover unhappy, wishing we worked jobs that allowed us to really be ourselves. This even applies to high end jobs. Sometimes we are in positions that allow us to shine, but never give us the chance to express what we feel is our deeper purpose. And the longer we remain in them, the more we feel detached from our realness, until sometimes we just fit our square pegs in the round hole that is affording us a good life. But, what if we viewed our jobs as modes of opportunity to ~ the ability to be who we are created to be, to interact with others and add value to them through our own divine gifts, we will show up to our jobs with an empowered outlook. Even at a job that we feel isn't fulfilling our purpose, we learn to project our purpose from a very personal commitment to be who are, where-ever we are. When we understand that expressing ourselves to the fullest is not being "extra", "too much", "over the top", we take the limitations off of ourselves to please others and just have fun with life. When we allow ourselves to truly practice who we are, and not just imagine living life to our fullest, we are truly serving God, His great universe, and the plan for our collective greater good. And, finally a sure fire way to stop fear from keeping us authentic is with the understanding that we are not to come to work, or to life to please others, but to work as we are working for the on great boss, our Creator and King. With this mindset, we know that we can be free to be ourselves! We are to be ourselves and perform the service that we alone can render to be of assistance, of leadership, of service to others. We are obligated to share ourselves- our true selves!

So no more worrying about who we are or are not pleasing, if we are qualified to be in this or that position. And more time thanking Creator God for placing us in an organization or position, asking Him to help us perform to our best abilities. More time taking chances and betting on ourselves and our gut intuitions. More time listening to the voice within that when consulted with, will for sure let us know when to hold and when to fold. For the soul that is purely searching God's best for themself, coming to their daily life with confidence that their purpose matters and can only be achieved through expressing it, fear has no power! Go forward in faith and not second guessing. God has designed you uniquely so your authenticity has His signature all over it!