Fake It ‘til You Make It

Have you ever lost your confidence? Have you ever experienced a time in your business or in your work where you felt like everything was just going wrong? Especially if you are an entrepreneur, you are bound to have those days! As many wise people have said over the years, it’s not about the bad things that happen to us in life, it’s how we deal with them.

When you face tough times, do you wear that on your sleeve? I’ve had many experiences lately when I’ve been at a business meeting with colleagues and asked about someone going to a convention and they answered, “Oh no. Business is so bad right now. I can’t afford to do anything.” When we are presenting our public persona we need to be careful what it looks like.

There are so many sayings such as “Fake it ‘til you make it,” “Success breeds success,” but they’re so true. Act as if things are working fine. Don’t be inauthentic, but you do not need to bring your dirty laundry out in public. You need to let people know that you are doing well and or improving! Also remember, there is so much learning during these times. Don’t be hard on yourself.

Believe me, in my experience in coaching people for fifteen years, there have been many ups and downs. But what I’m proud of is that during the downs, I didn’t lose faith that things will get better.  And, sure enough, the more that I looked at what was possible, the more that I kept a vision for where I wanted to go – the more success came.

So fake it ‘til you make it. Your brain will feel the difference.