Day 1 - Transforming/Awareness (Tiffany)

When I took the Authenticity Quotient back in August, I scored 136 out of 200.
Intrapersonal Authenticity: 31
Interpersonal Authenticity: 35
Extrapersonal Authenticity: 28
Transpersonal Authenticity: 42

This is my second time doing the "Soul Fast". As I was reading today, I thought more in depth about some things for instance the power of authenticity and dealing with external pressures. On page 45 in the book, the author states, "Dealing with these external pressures--the demands of other people close to you or society in general--can leave you feeling conflicted, lost, disconnected, empty, or worse, scarred."

And "scarred" is where I understand myself to be right now. I'm not claiming a deficiency over myself, but when I looked at my answers to the questions under the Awareness section that I wrote today and compared them with the answers I wrote when I first did the fast, I can see that I've lost some vivaciousness. Where did it go? It wasn't that long ago. I got hit real bad in life's circumstances and I really have to look at how I've been standing on the Word of God. There were many blows to my life, but I know that God is building my character in all of this, and I knew once I got the biggest hit that this was coming...yes, I knew this intellectually, but I was unprepared for it. Each time an interaction would happen, I would cower, I would fall back to a state of where I was at age four, I have had to fight some serious demons, and right now...all I want to do is rest.

That is the point of the soul fast! It is to REST in Christ...our Soul should not be fighting when we have a God who will do everything we need. He said to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things will be added unto us. I have come to believe that when we truly rest in Him taking care of whatever our troubles are, then all we need to be concerned with is the assignment that He has for our lives. Sometimes we just don't know and we feel like too much is going on, but many times, He wants to use us within these situations, it's either that or He is trying to help our character to grow so that we can be conformed into the image of Christ.

So what I find interesting is that my action plan and area of growth from the Authenticity Quotient is in the area of what I've been struggling with the most in the last 30 days or so! Wow, this book is transformational...and I'm going to keep pressing in and I'm going to look at this area and how I can begin to live in my full capacity by engaging with my community and those around me. It's hard because I'm used to drawing into myself, but if I want to GROW past this, I need to face this challenge head up...I have to take courage, but it's difficult because I'm used to how I've always been, and I've learned to accept that part of me, but when God is ready to grow you up, you have to put those childish ways of thinking behind! For HIS WILL, for HIS Purpose!!!

Day 1 Transforming (awareness)

I'm a day late! 

I listened to the podcast 3 times! I am a different person than I was yesterday at this time from listening... I'm so excited about this journey...

1. Describe what you believe are some outstanding characteristics about yourself.

When I think of outstanding, I think of consistency across the board... I lack consistency in almost everything I do... I don't feel I have any outstanding characteristics right now... Perhaps that mindset will change the more I read this book!

2. How have you capitalized on those and harnessed the inherent power if you?

I purchased this book! 

3.what more can you do to maximize your unique set of gifts and minimize your own peculiar shortcomings?

Keep studying the Word of God and letting it resonate in my spirit & soul. Bring every thought captive that goes against Gods Word.

4. Listen carefully to what you hear God's Spirit saying -- that still, small voice -- and write down what you hear.

Make My ways your ways. Trust in Me, and lean not to your own understanding... 

I will answer the 24 questions later...

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What's Your Authenticity Quotient?

Find out how authentically you’re living and leading by responding to the 40 statements in the AQ Assessment. Each of the statements reflects one of the 40 characteristics of an authentic person—beginning from how authentic you are with your own self to how authentically you relate to others.
As you will discover from reading the book or working through the journal, each day of The 40 Day Soul Fast focuses on one of the 40 characteristics—each characteristic builds on the other moving you along a path from “intrapersonal” to “interpersonal” to “transpersonal” authenticity. In other words, how congruently are you functioning from the inside out? How are your core values and intrinsic desires expressed in your daily thoughts, decisions, conversations, and goals?
You will notice the AQ Assessment is divided into 4 parts. The first section assesses how authentically you are living in relation to yourself—this determines your “intrapersonal authenticity” score. The second section assesses how authentically you relate to others—with those you interact on a daily basis—and determines your “interpersonal authenticity” score.
The third and forth sections focus more on how authentically you lead than live.
In the third section we look at how authentically you represent yourself—your purpose, gifts, and callings—in the wider community, which determines your “extrapersonal authenticity” score. And finally, in the fourth section, we focus on how you relate to the world-at-large—to what degree are you able to think beyond yourself and impact humanity with the love of God? This determines your “transpersonal authenticity” score.
You may score high in how you relate to the world-at-large, but low in terms of how you relate to those closest to you. You may have a high social AQ, but a low intrapersonal AQ! So what can you do?
When you receive your score for each of the four areas, you will be given a strategy—an action plan—for what you can do to develop and grow to bring greater balance and overall authenticity to your life. You will learn which areas to focus on and the tools and resources best suited for your particular needs.
I believe that as we learn to live more authentically, we will lead more authentically and ultimately impact the world around us in extraordinary ways. As we transform ourselves we will transform the world. And that is what this Soul Fast Movement is all about!
Finding your Authentic Voice is like discovering buried treasure: the change is immediate and life-altering." —Norma T. Hollis

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