10 Ways to Be More Authentic

Tips on getting back to the real you!

Keepin’ It Real - In today’s fast-paced, competitive world, whether we are “keeping up with the Joneses” or trying to get ahead at work, being phony can become more like the norm. Break free from the fakeness and start 2016 fresh with a more authentic and real you.  By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Zave Smith/Getty Images)

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Keepin’ It Real - In today’s fast-paced, competitive world, whether we are “keeping up with the Joneses” or trying to get ahead at work, being phony can become more like the norm. Break free from the fakeness and start 2016 fresh with a more authentic and real you.  By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Zave Smith/Getty Images)

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Who’s That Girl?

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Recognize When You Are Being Fake

Getting Digital - Online courses at colleges and universities offer flexible options for busy students, and millions of students nationwide are taking advantage. In the 2012 Survey of Online Learning published by the Babson Survey Research Group on Jan. 8, more than 6.7 million students said they took at least one online course during the fall 2011 term, up 570,000 students from the previous year. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Redefine Your Values

Set Rules Together - Your room is not a dictatorship. Sit down together and work out rules that you can both live by. Be sure to cover topics such as cleaning (How often will you sweep and who will do it?), visitors (Can dates spend the night?), noise (What time must the music go off?) and sharing (Can you use her nail polish without asking?).  (Photo: Peathegee Inc/Getty Images)

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Quit People Pleasing

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Don’t Ambush - But don’t drag it out either. Let your lover know that you’d like to talk and ask when he or she is free within the next 48 hours. Try to do it for when you have an hour or two to talk, preferably not right before your mate has to go to work or school — no one needs that kind of stress. (Photo: Dave & Les Jacobs/Getty Images)

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Let Go of Certain People

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Do What You Love

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Simplify Things

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Get Your Om On

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Be Bold and Courageous