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When I was starting out in real estate, my imposter syndrome ran rampant. I constantly doubted myself and as a newbie in the business, I didn’t have much business going on to even distract myself from my lack of confidence. It can be a vicious cycle and one I know dearly.
On those days where I wanted to give up, stay in bed, or schlump around the mall in yoga pants feeling sorry for myself, I would make a concerted effort to not only get dressed professionally but I would go over the top with my attire - hair, makeup, clothing, all of it. Full send.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁.
No matter how low my confidence felt, how unprepared I may have felt, or how strong my imposter syndrome was - if I dressed the part I knew I could give myself enough of a mental edge to get something going.
I would then go into the office (KW at the time) and force myself to feel the power of how people reacted to me on a well dressed day. I don’t mean absorbing compliments. I mean just the way people looked at me - like I had my shit together.
If this sounds petty and superficial - congratulations. You might not need it. But if this is landing with you, you probably know the exact worthless feeling of not being able to get the day started because you’re too overwhelmed with trying to make something happen. I certainly know that feeling and am with you. 💝✨🍋
Next time you aren’t feeling it but know you need to snap out of it, take a shower, blow dry your hair, put on your face, your power suit, and go preview some inventory dressed like that.
I promise it’ll snap you right out of it and something valuable will come from an interaction you have, guaranteed.
Holly Meyer Lucas is an award winning, top producing real estate leader and the founder of the Meyer Lucas Real Estate Team at Compass. Based in Jupiter, Florida and servicing the Palm Beach area of South Florida, Holly and her team of agents use cutting edge marketing techniques and analytics to drive their luxury home sales. While Holly is known nationally for her work with professional athletes and their families, she and her team treat every client like an MVP. To learn more about Holly and the Meyer Lucas Team, including seeing our current listings, please visit http://www.meyerlucas.com