Fooling Ourselves

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It’s tempting to believe that we’re not easy to fool.
Not by a magician, a politician or a banker. Other folks might be easily duped by a spammer or a hustler, but not us.
And yet, no one fools you more than you. (View Highlight)

Marketing to others begins with marketing to ourselves.
If it turns out that our self-deception is a reliable source of fuel for us to achieve our goals, it might be worth living with. But at some point, our ability to fool ourselves becomes toxic. It blocks our ability to create generous and useful work, and it eats away at our confidence and peace of mind.
It’s not easy to see ourselves as others do. But perhaps they’re onto something. (View Highlight)
- Tags:: confidence, impostersyndrome,

Note:: I struggle with imposter syndrome hard core. This is a great reminder. I constantly have mentors, friends, other executives reassure me; I need to believe in myself. I do, but when in front of other senior leaders, I often defer. “Marketing to others begins with marketing to ourselves.” Great quote.