FAKE IT

Hello to all!

Do you ever have days when, no matter what you do, it doesn't seem to make a blind bit of difference to your work, your home, YOU?

 You aren't alone. Everyone is the world has one of them, including the most powerful figures you could think of. You might think they don't, but behind whatever façade they have stuck on their faces, they do. So HOW do they manage to present this air of competency and calm, while their world may be smashing into a million pieces around them? Do you really want to learn how to?

Easy. You simply FAKE IT. Practice this in the mirror every day for two minutes, while you shave or put your make-up on. It may feel funny at first,  but gradually you WILL  get the hang of it. Put the best spin on it that you can, and walk out the door with that on your face like a mask.

No doubt you will probably frighten horses, dogs and all of your colleagues the first time you put it out in public, but that's okay. It's better than some television shows! Well, to be honest, stuff them! Keep practising and you will soon have it perfect and natural.

While you are doing that, also practice some self-esteem mantras. they can be as simple as you like: I'm Okay. I'm okay. Or they can be more explicit: I'm okay with being sacked. I WILL find something else. Don't worry about anyone seeing you do this. Pretend you are chewing gum or something. If you have a long way to home from work, all the better. If it's a train ride or a bus, pretend to read a book. It'll just look like you are a bit illiterate. If you are too shy, buy a newspaper instead. Or you can even pretend to knit, even if you have never knitted before. This one is good, if you don't make too many obvious mistakes and the thing grows a bit. People just assume you are counting stitches. Men CAN do this too. After all, who says knitting is for girls any more!