PRACTICING AUTHENTICITY IS SAYING YES FOR THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE ABOUT YOURSELF. FOR EXAMPLE: RIGHT NOW YOUR GOAL IS TO HAVE FOCUS , ATTENTION , INVOLVEMENT IN AN ACTIVITY WITHOUT DISTRACTING YOURSELF BY ANYTHING , YOU HAVE TO SAY YES TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A PERSON WHO TOO WANTS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND YOU ARE LISTENING TO THAT PERSON , TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH: HAPPINESS OR TRAGEDY, ABOUT THEIR DAILY ROUTINE OR THEIR EXPERIENCES OF HOPELESSNESS AND SHAME.REMEMBER: YOU ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A COMMON GROUND OR LOOKING FOR THINGS ABOUT THEM THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO IN YOUR LIFE, YOU ARE HERE LEARNING TO PRACTCE EMPATHY, COMPASSION AND AUTHENTICITY.