No Hunting (OR TRESPASSING) (Photo credit: Nathan James)
You’re asking yourself, ” how can a guy who published an article on AUTHENTICITY write an article about being fake?”. Keep reading.
You are in the midst of a good [not great] and productive life. You are moving along nicely with a decent career, family, and some personal goals. Yet, there’s something missing…fleeting. You are staring down the barrel of a rather intimidating milestone age and hear nature’s time clock tick…tick…ticking away. To be honest, When I say “you” I mean “me”…and “you”. With the birth of our 5th child, I have had an awakening. This is why I am writing this blog. You have these moments. I have more to offer. You have more to offer. Do you know how much Barrack Obama spent to become President in 2012? Nearly a billion dollars. Crazy? For a job that pays $400,000. Not crazy enough. Mitt Romney spent nearly the same NOT get the job. Presidential candidates have their lives, and their family’s lives, torn apart, researched and flushed out. We all know where all the bodies are buried. Why do they put themselves through this? Ego. Not in the sense of I’m cool and you’re not. Obama so believed the world must have him as President that he would endure almost anything.
I’m assuming you are not running for president. But, almost as intimating, you are or are trying to step out of your comfort zone and SAY something. You are timid about pushing forth your dream, especially when you have yet to perfect your message. Permission has yet to be granted for you to “intrude” upon the world. You fear this vast land filled with great minds. You feel guilty just listening in on the conversation. Like you don’t belong. You sit in the back of life’s classroom and half raise your hand to say something in the ongoing conversation of society. Quietly you apologize, in essence telling the world that you are an intruder rather than an active and worthy participant. Today, through my FAKE power and FAKE authority, I am granting you FAKE permission to speak. Seth Godin, one of the most respected blogger/authors in the world was once a FAKER. He granted himself persmission to speak. It’s time for you to grant yourself permission. You have something important to say. The world WILL be BETTER for having heard your message. FAKE your confidence until you make your confidence. The world can’t wait for your confidence to catch up to your message. We need you NOW. SPEAK!
Rocco De Leo
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