#Genuine March 2

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In the 21st Century we are constantly under the threat that a message or phone call someone sends to us it not going to be GENUINE. Messages claiming to be from the IRS, Social Security, and about our soon to expire car warranties seem to come on a regular basis. We have to be carefully we don’t get duped.

In today’s world we get bombarded with sophisticated fraudulent messages . The good news is with effort there are techniques to prevent fraud. In fact here is a link to one of the many on the web about detecting fraud.

So if fraud is a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities. The opposite of fraud is being GENUINE.

The quality of being GENUINE starts with you accepting who you are. This cannot happen if you don’t spend time in developing your character and leadership abilities. Learning to live a GENUINE life I believe eliminates regrets. Yes you will have disappointments but not regrets and to me there is a difference.

Bronnie Ware authored a book called “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying”

Her book is a look at the years she spent in palliative care with the dying. She would question her hospice patients about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently. Over time she recorded their responses. You can read about the dying’s top five answer at this link

The most common answer is found below:

I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

At the end of life many people admitted they were not GENUINE. They pretended to be someone else.

GENUINE is a goal and choice we should all strive for. It doesn’t matter whether it is in a relationships or career, when we choose to be GENUINE it leads to happiness and prevents personal fraud that surely will lead to regrets.