Geeks, Fans, Otaku, Nerds, and More: Don’t Be The False You

So you're looking at yourself from a professional point of view.  You're a raging fangirl, a complete geek, a classic rock snob, what have you – and you don't want to show it.  After all you worry about how you'll come off at work, on the job, to clients, etc.

Chances are, it's backfiring.

The more you choke off who you really are, what you like, what you do – even if it seems ridiculous – the less you're going to act like yourself.  Since you'll be busy being something you're not, you're going to screw it up anyway.

Your clients, co-workers, employer, etc. are going to notice this and notice something is wrong.

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Weekly Challenge – That one little change

It's hard to change.  Sure we talk about it, but we rarely do it, or we don't make it stick.  We'll track the cigarettes we smoke and "try" to cut down – and ignore it when the number doesn't change for months.  We try weight loss and organizational plans and all that and it doesn't work.

Yeah, you're probably nodding, if only in your own head.

Think of change as a skill as opposed to something you have to do.

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