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Do not imitate seek authenticity - coaching business
Many people, in their attempt to integrate into a certain social group, or in their eagerness to resemble the model of the person they aspire to become, begin to imitate the behavior and social projection of others. The need to imitate other people in order to feel good about ourselves is an attitude that reflects part of our emotional deficiencies. Authenticity is a highly valued trait, so we must know how to take care of it in order to form our own personality, which does not try to resemble the behavior patterns of others.
It is crucial to learn to distinguish between admiration and imitation. We are free to learn from others whom we admire, but imitating them can turn us into people without character or authentic traits. During the development of this guide we will be addressing some of the basic issues that revolve around authenticity as a characteristic of great value in all people and the importance of avoiding imitation in order to create our own personality.
No matter how much you want to be like the person you admire, your identity and personality is a reflection of a number of elements particular to you. It is impossible for you to match someone else's personality, if you try to act like them you will only be creating a layer of fiction between who you really are and the image you project.
Imitating someone to copy their characteristics does not make you that person. Authenticity will always prevail over imitations, people will notice when they are in front of someone truly authentic and when they are not.
Admiring a person and learning from them does not mean that we should imitate them. If someone is of special interest to you, either because of their social characteristics, their skills or their intelligence, you can take the time to learn from them and show admiration for them. Imitation begins at the point where we begin to misrepresent our behavior, either consciously or subconsciously.
If there is no consistency between what we project and what really comes from within, it is likely that we are imitating the behavior patterns of those we look up to. Lean on those you admire to learn from their skills and characteristics in order to improve your own and build a better version of yourself, not just another copy of someone else.
Authenticity arises spontaneously, it is not something that can be forced or adapted to our convenience. If you have the need to think about the way you project yourself, chances are that this projection of yourself is neither real nor honest. Let yourself go and do not try to assume patterns of behavior of others in order to fit into a particular social group, only being natural in your actions can fully perceive your authenticity and value you for who you really are.
Being authentic, we may not fit in all the social circles we want, but this is not something that should discourage us, in the end the reason why we do not fit in is because these social groups are not consistent with our belief system, thoughts and ethical values. If we force our way into these groups, we will most likely end up facing disagreements that will lead us to break away sooner or later. By being authentic we will attract people who are compatible with us, without the need to force a personality that is not our own.
