Be Contagious

I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple weeks now. Finding the time to sit down and flesh it all out has alluded to me. But I was finally able to sit down and put it together and I think it is a pretty impactful and important lesson for all of us.

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This is partially a story on the first interaction I had with my best friend, it is partially a way to understand ourselves on a deeper level and how to fully show up on a daily basis. When I first met my friend we ended up talking about about showing up and I remember saying “you can’t fake energy, you can’t fake authenticity.” At the time I didn’t think much of it, but it has one become the foundation for our friendship and more importantly has given me a way to help understand how I (or we) show up in situations and friendships.

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As simple of a phrase as “you can’t fake energy, you can’t fake authenticity” is it has monumental impact on how we perceive ourselves and how we can show up as the best versions of ourselves on a daily basis. I’ve alluded to this concept in the past but I haven’t truly explored it. But if you try to force energy or force something in a situation and it isn’t coming from a genuine place then you are just spinning your tires trying to make it happen. Forcing energy or forcing a situation is trying to control an outcome to work out in the way you intended. However, if we just naturally show up with our energy and we show up from a place of love, the outcome is going to be more favorable to us because we aren’t forcing something and we are naturally letting it happen.

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This is very similarly to finding a flow state with the work that we are doing. Understanding our energy and the energy we bring with us to an event or a scenario can’t be faked. If you are unhappy with your job or a situation and you try to force elevated energy into a situation if you don’t even believe in it then it is unlikely that you will have people follow along with your ideas and see your own conviction in them. You can’t fake energy, you can’t try and force it, so go where your energy flows and it is appreciated.

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The second part of that quote is you can’t fake authenticity. This is just an application of the first part around energy. The way we show up and how we show up is just as important as our intention around us showing up. If we are super excited and energetic about something but it is forced and we are aren’t connected to what we are doing there is no way that we can be authentic.

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Being authentic is a full expression of who we are. It is an expression of our soul and it is an act of Love. Not romantic love or platonic. Love is a way of being, it is full act towards showing up for ourselves everyday. It’s about following our internal compass and trusting it everyday. It’s about showing up in that way just for us, because in doing so we get to truly express ourselves. Authenticity is a rebellion against what people tell you to be, it is finding your own language and way of expression so that every action that we have is filled with our energy and our natural talents.

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When we fake our authenticity or our care people can read through it and they aren’t able to believe in what we are talking about because we ourselves aren’t doing it. However, when we choose things that are in alignment and authentic to ourselves opportunities arise in front of our eyes.

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When we fully show up with our energy and love for what we are doing and we are authentic in it, we become contagious. Our interactions and decisions have a ripple affect to those around us. They trust us, they believe us, and they want to be surrounded by us. We become infectious. If we kept faking our energy and excitement about things, eventually people will see through us and they will start to turn away.

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However, when our energy and our authenticity comes from that place of love, when it comes from that spark inside all of us the real us starts to show up and the impact we have on others and our life starts to change.