1.They don’t seek attention: Where attention seekers have a hole that constantly needs to be filled, genuine people are already filled with self-confidence and self-awareness.
2.They’re not concerned with being liked. The need to be liked is born of insecurity and narcissism. It creates a need to manipulate your own and other’s emotions. Confident and authentic people are simply themselves. If you like them, fine. If not, that’s fine, too.
3.They can tell when others are full of it. Perhaps naïve folks can be easily fooled, but genuine people are not naïve. They’re grounded in reality and that gives them a baseline from which they can tell when things don’t add up. There’s a big difference.
4.They do what they say: They meet their commitments. And they don’t parse their words or sugarcoat the truth. If you need to hear it, they’ll tell you, even if it’s tough for them to say and for you to hear.
5.They don’t need a lot of stuff. They find happiness in themselves, their love ones, families and colleagues.
6.They’re not thin-skinned. They don’t take themselves too seriously so they don’t take offense when none is intended.
7.They’re not overly modest or boastful. They don’t exhibit false modesty. Humility is a positive trait but it’s even better to just be straightforward.
8.They’re consistent. You might describe genuine people as being weighty, solid, or substantial. Since they know themselves well and are in touch with their genuine emotions, they’re more or less predictable ... in a good way.
9.They practice what they say: They’re not likely to advise people to do something they wouldn’t do themselves. After all, genuine people know they’re no better than anyone else so it’s not in their nature to be self-righteous.
source: entrepreneur.com
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