To be 'the real thing' is to be here now, focused entirely in the present moment. How does this kind of attention impact on you? What happens to the mind and its influence on your life as thoughts cease? As you feel this moment, how do you move?
When you ask how to be present, the mind tricks you into focusing on the future. The present already exists and passes during your inquiry. Notice how the mind creates visions of dreams and prompts you to assume they are merely a future possibility. What happens as there is no more motive or seeking? What remains speaks for itself.