Fakin’ It

Sssh, what are you faking? (I promise not to tell, but you know what I’m talking about, right?).

How’s business?

AWESOME. Couldn’t be better.

How’s cash flow?

AWESOME. Not a problem in the world.

How’s that event / group coming?

AWESOME. We totally fill up every event.

Now, I’m as positive and optimistic as the next person and maybe even just a wee bit more so but really, is it always AWESOME?

Can’t be.

I understand that we can look at things with a sense of optimism and be solutions driven, and not simply grouse about “stuff,” but heck, it’s not always awesome.

So, the other day someone asked me about business. I replied that “it was picking up from last year (heck, it couldn’t get worse than last year) but I still felt that I was working harder and longer for less money and it was taking longer for people to pull the trigger.”

After my response they looked at me with a totally dumbfounded expression and  when I asked why, they said that I was one of the very few people that would “admit” to things not always being AWESOME.

Now understand that this was a close business colleague and that I would not necessarily say those exact words to a new acquaintance. I know that positivity begets positivity.

But AWESOME.  Nah. I’m not fakin’ it.