<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A credible public identity makes truthful... > A credible public identity makes truthful competence, experience, and purpose legible to people who were not present for the life that produced them. It is not a costume placed over the person; it is an accurate interface between a real body of work and the limited attention of the public. The public story should compress the life without counterfeiting it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building a Credible Public Identity - Workbook|Building a Credible Public Identity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A credible public identity makes truthful competence, experience, and purpose legible to people who were not present for the life that produced them. It is not a costume placed over the person; it is an accurate interface between a real body of work and the limited attention of the public. The public story should compress the life without counterfeiting it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-credible-public-identity-life-without-counterfeiting ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->