Success with Authenticity

There are many blueprints that one can follow

To be successful, but to me such advice rings hollow

Because you are advised to behave in a certain way

To say what others would like you to say

To follow in the footsteps of those who have attained success-

I beg to differ- where is your unique self in this process?

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Just like anyone else, I crave success too

But following advice blindly is something I don’t care to do

Success on my own terms I want to achieve

In achieving success at the cost of authenticity I do not believe

Maybe this is the rebel in me talking, the one that has been

Silenced by expectations of conformity, remained unseen

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In a world that tries to change who you are

The ability to stay true to yourself is the best measure of success by far