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3 Benefits of Increasing Success with Authenticity

Guest post by: Anne Bachrach

Article Overview: You may believe that the best recipe for increasing success is to think and act like the rest, but in reality, blending in with the rest of the pack will only hinder your success. As an entrepreneur, it is vital that you find your own unique voice and message, so that you are anything but just another business owner lost in the pack.

3 Benefits of Increasing Success with Authenticity

You're likely familiar with the most common ways to increase your success, such as setting goals, staying focused, and becoming more efficient and productive, but did you know that authenticity can also increase your success? You may believe that the best recipe for increasing success is to think and act like the rest, but in reality, blending in with the rest of the pack will only hinder your success. As an entrepreneur, it is vital that you find your own unique voice and message, so that you are anything but just another business owner lost in the pack.

When you allow your true self to emerge and share that openly with the world, you suddenly create a unique business angle. There is no one else like you, and you should be focused on your authenticity. When you allow your unique message to be heard by potential clients, your subtle touch of authenticity just may be the extra edge you need to incline clients to choose you over the competition. Acting authentically will deliver a breath of fresh air to clients who have only dealt with robot-like professionals. Below are three advantages of being authentic in business practices and how it can increase your success.

Benefits of Authenticity in Business...

• You don't have to act like someone else. Let your own voice be heard
• You'll appear comfortable and confident when presenting yourself to clients
• You can build a unique selling point (USP) that will blow your competitors away

Benefit #1 of Authenticity in Business: When you don't have to pretend to be someone you're not, you never have to fake it! Many business owners feel as if they have to mold into the stereotypical image of a professional, fit with blazers, button downs, slacks, and a blank stare suited for a blank personality. When you are an entrepreneur, there is no stereotype you have to fit into. Create your own image and let go of the traditional images of a professional. When you can be yourself, your authenticity will clearly show, allowing clients to see the real you.

You can increase success with authenticity when you believe in the product or service you're providing. Most clients can tell when you're putting on an act and that doesn't help to increase your success. If clients feel like you're selling something you are not, they're not going to buy.

Benefit #2 of Authenticity in Business: Build confidence by being yourself. Everyone has a unique personality and contrary to what society may have taught you, you can increase success with authenticity because you will naturally appear more confident when you stand in the confidence of your uniqueness.

No one wants to consult with a business professional that isn't comfortable and confident in his or her own skin. When you are confident, you present yourself in a positive light, attracting clients to embrace your message. In addition, when you're comfortable in your own skin, you will come across as relaxed, allowing sales pitches to sound more like an enjoyable conversation with a friend. Remember, a confident professional is a wealthy professional.

Benefit #3 of Authenticity in Business: Build a unique selling point (USP). You don't have to operate a cookie cutter business to be successful. In fact, learning how to practice authenticity can grow your business immensely. The important thing to remember is to build your business around your unique personality. Are you the type of person who feels most comfortable in crowded room full of strangers or one that is best utilized behind the scenes, say in an internet business? When you can build a business that best suits your personality, developing a unique selling point is much easier.

How do you develop your unique selling point? Start with a time from personal experience when you wished there was a product or service to fill a specific need. Use your personal experience, and the solution you wished existed (but it didn't), to come up with ideas of how to provide this service to others.

Success lies in distinguishing yourself from your competitors. What do you bring to the table that your competitors don't have? This could be a bubbly personality or firsthand experience in a professional field. Everyone has an authentic USP that they can use to leverage new business. Find yours and start using it to your advantage.

Long gone are the days where you had to act like a robot in order to be successful. These days, the most powerful thing you can do for your success is embrace your authenticity. Take these steps to integrate authenticity into your business for improved performance and revenue:

1. Write your personal mission statement. This is the big picture: how or what would you like to be remembered for and write them down. Then take those thoughts and write a personal mission statement.

2. Is your personal mission statement incorporated into your professional mission statement? If it isn't - is there a way for you to incorporate them? Perhaps there is an easy way to incorporate a passion into your business so it becomes more meaningful to you.

3. What do your friends and family say about you? What three words come first to their mind, when they think about you? If you're not sure, send them an email and ask them to share with you what they think your top three strengths might be. Now - are those strengths integrated into your business? If not, make adjustments to incorporate them, even in the smallest way, into your business. It might mean offering a new product or service, discontinuing a product or service, or creating a professional mission statement that says more about who you really are.

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