GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

GROUP PRESENTATION
No one wants to be around someone who is
faking it. We want sincere, genuine and truthful
people in our lives.
Here are few ways to tell if someone in your life
is genuine or fake.
They have solid self-esteem
• Genuine people are not overly modest but
they’re not boastful either. They are confident in
who they are. They don’t seem very worried
about impressing others because they are really
truly solid in their own self-esteem.

They are not judgmental

• They let others be who they are. They have no
agenda and they don’t try to change others. They
know the importance of being authentic and they
understand that everyone is on their own unique
journey in life.
 They don’t purchase lots of stuff
• For a genuine person, their possessions don’t
define who they are. They are not motivated
to purchase things to create happiness or self-
worth. They value relationships, creativity and
stress-free living.
They tell you the truth
• A genuine person concerns themselves with
the truth more than hurting other people’s
feelings.
It doesn’t mean they go around voicing
negative opinion. Rather it means that when
in a situation where the truth should be told,
they do it.
 They allow themselves to be
vulnerable
• Today’s world
is rough and it
can be hard
when
someone’s
weaknesses
are exposed.
Genuine
people,
however are
okay with
exposing their
imperfection.
Their words and actions are
consistent
• Genuine people are solid in their ways – what
they say is what they do and what they do is
what they say. Likewise, they don’t sugar coat
and they don’t exaggerate. They simply tell it
like it is. They will not betray your trust by
deliberately breaking their promises to you.
They listen
• When they are in a conversation with
someone, they are present and they listen.
Genuine people focus on what they are
communicating.
They admit when they’re wrong
• Genuine people are honest about their
shortcomings. They don’t pretend to be
perfect. They allow themselves to be
vulnerable by admitting when they’ve made a
mistake and when they’re wrong. They seek to
make amends rather than to be right or to
know it all. Genuine people view their
mistakes as a chance to become better. They
also accept who they are and take
responsibility for it as well.
 They are thick-skinned
• Genuine people don’t take themselves so
seriously that they don’t become offended
easily. They let criticism roll off their back,
unless of course, they can use it to improve
themselves.