Let's see if these words truly have legs. I'm going to bring up filmmaking as an example, since that's my main creative medium. But I believe this applies to work in any field.
- We all know the most powerful stories happen when the characters are fully themselves. As a filmmaker, your film subjects mirror the truth that you bring. When you bring your full authenticity, you give them permission to bring theirs. Yet, to bring your full authenticity, you must inhabit it, which takes inner exploration and a shedding of what's not truly you. Most doc filmmakers still go into film shoots wearing masks, which does not open the space for your subjects to take off theirs.
- When you do not know who you truly are, your work tends to look like everyone else's. Originality comes from your authenticity.
- When you source your creative work out of your depths, alignment arises. Projects become a downward flow, instead of an uphill battle.
By “authenticity,” I don't mean performing your personality really well. I mean expressing who you are underneath your masks, many of them are unconscious.
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