{"id":5872,"date":"2024-09-27T08:54:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=5872"},"modified":"2024-09-27T08:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T12:54:13","slug":"valuing-authenticity-what-trait-defines-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2024\/09\/27\/valuing-authenticity-what-trait-defines-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuing Authenticity: What Trait Defines You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Daily Prompt&#8217;s QOTD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s the trait you value most about yourself, Daily Prompt asked today and without hesitation I say &#8216;<strong><em>Authenticity<\/em><\/strong>.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently I came across this video by Mark DeNicola on YouTube. It shows some of the qualities of true <strong><em>authentic<\/em><\/strong> people. 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But once you learn it, trust me you&#8217;ll feel better, and the others will come hand in hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming across as authentic on social medial brings its own challenges. As if you haven&#8217;t noticed, there&#8217;s a lot of <strong><em>Want-A-Be&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong> out seeking their own gratification. Be leery of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tara Hunt best describes authenticity on social media below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tNLGUHAUCAY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, I am who I am both online and off. Maybe a bit shyer in person until we actually know one another. 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