Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life with the Power of Authenticity

Authenticity is the new buzzword. Whether in our professional or personal lives, we talk about fostering genuine and transparent relationships. But due to our familiar upbringings, social norms, and personal fears, we don’t always follow through on our desire to be our true selves.  We need help practicing what we preach.

BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN: Transform Your Life With the Power of Authenticity (Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint; April 2009; $19.95 / Cloth; ISBN: 978-0-470-39501-1) by Mike Robbins, best-selling author of Focus on the Good Stuff, provides a simple, how-to program for shaping both your thoughts and actions into better reflections of your genuine self by allowing you to:

- Confront and transform your fear
- Express yourself fully and with confidence
- Deal with conflicts directly and resolve them effectively
- Take risks and go for what you truly want
- Keep things in perspective and have more fun
- Trust, forgive, and celebrate yourself
- Have more freedom, peace, and confidence in your relationships, your work, and your life

With humility and candor, Robbins gives practical, concrete suggestions – such as journaling regularly, choosing to do the things you fear, and creating your dream team - that effectively whittle away the facades that have hampered your authenticity.

Separated into three different sections, BE YOURSELF addresses why it’s so difficult to be authentic, five principles of authenticity, and action steps you can take to realize your goal for living authentically. Valuable exercises, resources, and anecdotes throughout provide inspiration for anyone who wants to improve their life, their work, and their relationships today!