Spotted: A girl trying to manifest a promotion while actively ignoring three weeks of unread emails. Fake it till you make it, right?
Every so often, we find ourselves seated with a group of girls, staring at magazines and cutouts while putting together the perfect future. It’s the ultimate modern-girl guilty pleasure. We trim out photos of corner office views and sleek power suits. Trying to meticulously build a vision of who we want to be.
The catch? We romanticize the destination so much that we treat the actual journey like an annoying text we can just ignore. We want the corner office energy, the expense account, and the effortless authority, but we’re paralyzed by the actual work it takes to get there. So we light a candle, stick the cutout on the piece of paper, and pretend the mess doesn’t exist.
Some say, fake it till you make it is lying. But don’t they know it’s the first step of manifestation?
It’s about deciding to show up to the party when you’re not entirely sure your name made the guest list. We spend so much time waiting for an official stamp of approval. Waiting until we feel totally fearless and undeniably qualified, before we dare to claim what’s ours. But off-the-rack confidence is just a myth. Everyone is quietly winging it; some have just perfected the art of walking in six-inch heels without looking down to check their step.
After all, when we choose confident presence over falsifying credentials, we can make ourselves and others believe we really deserve it. So, stand tall, maintain eye contact and speak clearly. Show the full competence you already possess, without the stage fright.
Nobody can keep a confident girl down.