Dean Graziosi argues that authenticity matters most when nobody's looking. He says the gap between your public and private self determines your confidence and courage, and that true alignment means living your values even if a hidden camera caught you alone.
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Who are you when no one is watching? If you're a part of my family, you know, you've heard me say that before, but I think that's one of the greatest questions we could ask ourselves. Because, you know, what happens is we talk about we want more, we want to make more, we want more intimacy in our relationship. But are we doing the things when no one's watching? Not to prove to anyone, not even to prove to God or the universe or whatever you believe in, to show you there is nothing, hear me. There is nothing more powerful than congruency, to reach your full potential, to have confidence, to be courageous. I have an obsession now, especially at this phase of my life, I want to be so congruent that if my wife, my kids put a hidden camera on me for a week and they watch it, be like, damn. He does the same stuff he talks about. I would love for you guys to see me at a restaurant having a conversation with my family. You're in the booth behind me, and I don't know, you're there, and you get down and go, damn, that's the same guy I met when we were on camera. That is so powerful.