I am going to change the name of my blog to Awkward Girl. I astound myself in how awkward I can be sometimes. I hate (hate, hate) making small talk and trying to be clever yet relaxed. I am a people pleaser and absolutely hate looking stupid.
To go along with my awkwardness, I am going to be teaching/presenting a 12-week program for people who are working on getting employment and all that that entails. I have to come off as confident, knowledgable, and relatable. How in the hells do I do that? I want to be incredibly self-assured and make sure that not only those I am teaching but also my supervisor and co-workers see me as someone who is organized, has things together, and can really be independent in the projects that they give me. I have the constant voice in my head (just one...most of the time) saying "Just do it," "Pretend you are confident," "You have skills and experience." These aren't lies but they are things that I forget about all the time. It is difficult being an adult. They never tell you this stuff in high school....usually only in therapy sessions and horrible reality tv shows about drug addiction and anger management.
I also notice myself having quite elaborate conversations with myself, in my head. Is this strange? Do other people do this too?
Everyone has these conversations! I think the best thing you can do is be your self. If you try to be anything else you are going to fail-period. So what if you don't seem the most confident whatever-you have what it takes to have this job and you will be fine:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kat :) That helps a lot.
ReplyDeleteOh by the way-you will know when you have entered confidence because the voices change from, "Pretend I am confident" to "Wow did I seem to bossy or bitchy?" Yeah-those are my voices in this stage of my life:)
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