I should be inviting my senior male colleagues out for drinks? But a few weeks later, I discovered that I too had the ability to make connections with senior leaders in my organization—honest and authentic connections. I was scheduled to give a presentation at an industry conference and was taking an early flight to get there. When I got off the plane, I saw the senior VP of my division and went over to say hello. Over the course of the drive, he got to know me on neutral turf where I felt confident and comfortable.
There was no time pressure, no meeting for him to rush off to. I asked him for advice on things that came up organically. And he saw that I was a smart, insightful person. At the conference, even though he was running between meetings, he made the time to catch the last ten minutes of my presentation and then came up to me to tell me how well he thought it went.
A few weeks later, he invited me to give a presentation to his internal team. To this day, he remains one of my most trusted mentors. In the long-term, on a macro level, posturing and faking it provides only temporary value. There are more covert ways you can approach the sudden end to your simulated satisfaction. Psychosexual therapist Kym Robinson suggests "showing your partner how you enjoy being touched; give some gentle feedback about other things you enjoy or might like to be done a little differently; or suggest both reading a good book which introduces some fun, new techniques to try together".
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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. ABC Everyday. Print content Print with images and other media. Print text only. I had to get out. I resigned from the position and company only a couple of months after my promotion. Looking back, all of the anxiety I felt was trying to wake me up.
It wanted me to know that I was becoming an inauthentic version of myself. My ego had taken over and I had become competitive and insensitive, often manipulating situations in my favor. I was becoming someone I did not like.
All that fake confidence meant I was ignoring my real emotions. Since our real emotions are our path to our truest self, I ended up taking a path to a fake self.
A first job. The first time you buy a car. A first… well, just about anything. Ignore it. All feelings are trying to tell us something. When we do this, however, we miss the nuance and wisdom of those emotions. And, according to every motivational poster ever printed, fear must be overcome. A new path is always a bit scary, so if one gets nervous jitters doing something new, it is understandable.
When I look back on myself in the General Manager role today, I can see that I was completely in my ego. I pursued the role for all of the wrong reasons. I wanted to spark envy in others, and to prove my mother wrong. My body knew I was going down a not-so-good path. I created a fake confident Bonnie.
And the advice delivered. But, what was the cost? The cost was ME. Or there is pressure to fit in, and you find yourself changing yourself to do so. As I look back on my own experience, it was right for me to be angry at my mother for what she said, because I am a leader. But I am not just any generic leader. My leadership path is completely unique to me, and my true self.
There is nothing wrong with feelings of insecurity. True confidence does not come from gaining promotions, accolades, and recognition from others. Usually, our insecurities stem from childhood, or from unfair criticism we received when we were young and impressionable. This pain causes us to pursue accolades as a way to prove that we are, in fact, good enough. Bringing awareness to these wounds and the unfairness of being wounded! And if you are in your own journey of feeling like an imposter, and want to live a life more aligned with the true you, here are a few tips for the road.
I mean, real good. Joy radiates from my body when I am authentic, on my path, and doing the things I feel passionate about. Unless you had super hippie enlightened parents, most of us were told not to follow our joy. If you are someone who has ignored your emotions for most of your life, this is a toughy. As someone who has gone on a damn journey to reconnect with my emotions, I can tell you joy is worth it.
I need the full range of my emotional system to guide me.
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