You’re being lied to. You know it, or at least you suspect it.
Fakes, imposters, and liars surround you. And it’s everywhere.
At work: A Montclair University study about lying in the workplace discovered: 91% of participants “believed lying occurs to some degree in the workplace.”
The top 10 lies included: covering up a mistake, make themselves look better, avoid trouble/doing work or getting fired, get a promotion or raise, and reasons for lateness or absenteeism.
And you know it’s not just at work. Flip the channel or a newspaper and you’ll hear about “The Trust Deficit” over and over as candidates vie to get elected. AshleyMadison.com, the dating website designed for cheating spouses is still going strong in 2023.
You’ve done it, too. Admit it. Overspending on the holidays so no one will know how hard the economy has hit you or because you feel guilty you haven’t honored the relationship over the year. Launching a new exercise or health program when you’re secretly saying, “I do this every year and it never works” or “this year it will be different” yet you do not have a focused strategic plan any better than the last several years.
And the worst lies of all? The lies we tell ourselves. The lies that hold us back. The lies that keep us from getting, doing or experiencing our best true selves. I know, I was a big fat liar, literally. 50 lbs overweight and making underwhelming choices.
So what do you do about it? As Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
If there’s one change I encourage you to make in 2023: Speak Your Truth. You can only experience true change when you become authentic, honest and compassionate with yourself and with others.
And I’m not just talking about talking. Think It, Speak It, Live It. Aligning your thoughts, words, and actions is the only way to create sincere and long-lasting change.
I turned around my life in 3 years and gained more success than I ever dreamed by applying these principles. Join me – Lead the Truth Revolution, starting with yourself. I promise it will dramatically improve every aspect of your life.
Any other thoughts on this? Tell this motivational speaker your truth!
Hi Colette,
Deception and lying are everywhere. I try to fight them as much as I can by sharing what I know.
I have a few posts on my blog that can help to spot lies.
Best regards,
Alper
Amen to that! This is exactly what I have been saying for years–if people can’t handle the TRUTH–then what can they handle?
Colette,
I sometimes feel at my age I’m still naive in that I see the good in people but then someone will say something I know is a lie. Maybe we all say “little white lies” to protect a person feelings, a child from being hurt, or to get out of situation. But when I read your article I realized that it is too much a true statement.
Cherylinn
Oh my gosh Colette the same thing happened to my daughter last fall. The worst part of it was the age of the woman who ‘lied’, maybe a ridiculous assumption, but I just expect that older people are ‘old enough’ to know better, to be more responsible, or to do the right thing… The 60 yr old woman exchanged information with my daughter, apologized for her error and then lied to the insurance company, which resulted in both insurance companies stating that bc there were no eye witness to the accident they were claiming ‘no fault’ for both parties and NO repair coverage for my daughters auto. Such a shame that this woman did this, it took away some of my daughters innocence and faith in humanity to do the ‘right’ thing.