To experience your authentic self would mean to experience your deepest, heart-felt dreams.  As you evolve to deduce that how you think creates who you are, then you will sense benefits in these steps which can guide you to get-in-touch with your soul:

1) Be present.  No matter what you have in mind, to be present solely in body won't get you where you wish to go.  You need to evolve to be present emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.  This implies developing greater holistic awareness of yourself.  Sift through the barriers you project that keep you focused and grounded in the past.

2) Speak your truth.  This means you learn to express how you feel with no fear of judgment, reprimand, criticism or punishment.  You can express feelings while nurturing love and respect for others, and for yourself.  As you work on whatever issues relate to your particular soul development, you will also connect with like-minded souls. 

3) Listen to and from the heart.  To discern the inclinations of your soul, you need to be more attuned to all aspects of everyday life.  The key is to trust in the process, in all events that unfold. To have faith in your intuition is to trust and grow your connection with the Forces behind your thoughts and feelings.  Use senses to read other senses.

4) Detach from outcomes.  This kind of attitude prevents you from being controlled by the ego-mind.  Value can always be found in choosing to learn from life experiences and choosing to change yourself. You have opportunities to increase your strength and awareness, to sharpen your ability to overcome inertia, and heal yourself.

5) Strengthen your will.  Visualize everything as you would will it to happen.  Increase your awareness of the possible advantages of channelling your own will energy.  Consider why you need it.   Take steps to apply it.  Connect with your Divine plan now. 

6) Dissolve your fears.  Any reason or excuse you offer for not doing what you truly desire is actually hiding an underlying fear.  If you aim to talk youself out of your dreams, you simply devalue your experience and you also forget you create your own illiusons. 

7) Eliminate distractions.  This is done from inside yourself and naturally shifts your attention to where it should be.  The only way to get to the bottom of distractions is to get in touch with your sense of purpose and priorities.  It all gets back to being honest and loyal to the person you are.  Without that, you distort your sense of the truth.