You want to be happier, odds are you need to start being true to Living with authenticity means living in line with who you are at your core. People who live authentically are people who live entirely on their own path. who are living within someone else's ideals, they also are better able to open up. Being an authentic means coming from a real place within. It is when our actions and words are congruent with our beliefs and values. It is being ourselves, not an imitation of what we think we should be or have been told we should be.