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It could be a clue about the attitude of your heart...

The reason it is so difficult to lie is that whatever is brewing up inside of you will eventually find a way to come out and express itself.

Even more worrisome is the fact that whatever you keep declaring about yourself, your future or the future of those under your authority (your children) will very likely come to pass.

This is the reason employers always want to have a face to face meeting before selecting a candidate.

You might have the perfect resume that fits the job description to a tee but the interview will reveal all things. You will either confirm the good vibes that people have about you by giving example after example of how you behaved and solved problems on past assignments. Or you will shoot yourself in the foot and discredit what was projected about you.

The funny thing is that there is an undercurrent of people who do not trust their feelings and want to measure-up everything with a yardstick which ought to be thrown away. Introducing the aptitude tests! In an attempt to compare (objectively?) one candidate against another 20 or so we are going to score your answers to a battery of tests which will reveal whether you will be a good fit for our company...

Unless you are paid to do stupid tests all day those results accomplish absolutely nothing. When will employers stop treating people like machines and understand that human interaction is at the core of our existence. If you treat me like a machine I will behave like one until the pain of being abused overcomes the need for cash. You can prostitute yourself only so far.

If you treat me like a human being then you release me to be my best and interact in ways that only I can do - because we are all unique in our contribution to society. Even with identical twins, each has a life of their own.

Coming back to the quality of your talk - especially your self-talk in front of the mirror; you want to make sure you program yourself to something good, positive and uplifting. There is no shortage of things you can complain about as it is getting harder not easier to make a living. But rehearsing reasons why you can't do this or that is only going to make you depressed and actually believe the put-downs you are uttering. Eventually you will believe those lies and your behaviour will align itself to that. A self-fulfilling prophecy!

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