Fake ‘Till You Make It! – It’s All a Part of the Professional Life Coaching Journey

We know just how much you all love Kate’s articles and I am sure that every Tuesday when Kate is off changing lives outside of The Coaching Institute you really miss them.  Well I’m hoping to fill those size 10 literary shoes and provide you with equally inspirational articles once a week.  Here is my first of regular attempts.  Enjoy!

Kate last wrote about the importance of believing in yourself as a coach and pretty much believing in yourself in general.  I thought that was a really great message because let’s face it, if you don’t believe in yourself what makes you think anyone else will?

We all have self doubting moments.  Even the guru’s have the odd moment of “can I, little old me, really do this?!”.  It’s the decision you make in this moment about how we WANT to be that makes the difference.  Are you going to face the fear and do it anyway?  Will you step up and embrace the shocking state of perturbation (a word I know Kate has introduced you to – it’s a state of such upset that once through it you will never and can never be the same again)?  Or, will you let the fear and doubt over take you, make excuses and justifications why you can’t or won’t?

I say go big or go home!  Step up or step out!  It’s all a part of the professional life coaching journey!  If you are passionate about something feel the fear and do it anyway; find your strength and strategy to feel confident even when you’re not.  My strategy is the “fake it ‘till you make it” strategy.  Stand up tall, throw your shoulders back, chin up and head back and speak with as much confidence and certainty as you can muster.  I have learned that you can say pretty much anything if you say it with confidence and certainty and no one will think about it twice.

So in that moment of self doubt, where you have a decision to make; do I play big and be my magnificent self or not?; ask yourself this question (which, by the way, is a great discovery questions for new clients) “if you knew you couldn’t fail what would you do?”  You’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain so what are you waiting for?  You might just surprise yourself!  And when you do, remember to celebrate and share your magic moment with us (on Facebook) and your loved ones, because we always believe in you!  Enjoy YOUR professional life coaching journey!

Happy Tuesday

Ali – Student Support