In between meetings today I decided to step out and walk around downtown a bit.  I needed a breath of fresh air, and some time to think.  After reading Phelony's post about faking it, I was struck by the number of people walking around, especially women, staring at their feet.  In fact, two of them nearly walked right into me as they were unable to hold a straight line walking down the sidewalk looking only 6 inches ahead of them.

I often times wonder what possesses these women to do this.  Nothing shouts "lack of self-confidence" like seeing someone walking around with their head down, hoping that nobody notices them, hoping that they'll have little impact on the world around them.  More than that, they miss the world going by all around them.  You miss that friendly smile that someone might give you around the holidays, which is usually enough to pick up my mood for at least a couple blocks.  You miss a lot of things, just by not looking.

Hold up your head dammit.  Look around.  Let people look at you.  You have more to be proud of than you think.  And if you don't, then fake it.  Sometimes pretending you're confident is enough to make it happen.