If you want the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills and job offers to stick to your face like Vaseline then try to walk in the shoes of someone you know or have heard of who has these qualities and imagine what they do when they wake up in the morning and go for breakfast. How would someone like that think?

In order to get that special fatcatjob it might be helpful to employ some of the techniques used successfuly on the UK TV series "Faking it" Channel 4's Faking It tried to turn a radiographer into a fashion photographer and an insurance salesman into a stunt-man. The contestants have four weeks to learn a new trade before trying to fool a panel of expert judges into thinking they are professionals.
But few made their experience a career- changing one. Kevin McMahon did. After his time in the make believe world of television he chucked in his life as a PhD researcher and declared: "I'm going to be a magician."
Kevin was the most successful faker the show has ever seen; not only did he convince a panel of judges into believing he was a professional magician but he also fooled the world famous Paul Daniels with his sneaky slight-of-hand!
This brilliantly series should provide inspiration for all job seekers looking for a career change . If a radiographer can become an insurance salesman and a sheep shearer from a remote Scottish island (who became a top west end hair stylist) can fool experts then it should be possible for most of us to use transferable skills to get better paid jobs in other professions.
Fatcat job coaches are trained to identify "hot transferable skills" and encourage their clients to make the required structural changes. Getting into "someone elses shoes" is a great way to find out if a career move is the right one.

A common method suggested to build self confidence is to "fake it till you make it". Easier said than done. Here's a few ideas. The old saying "practice makes perfect" could be rewritten "practice makes confident". It may sound obvious, but in this day and age practicing a skill seems to be overlooked. We forget we weren't born able to walk or talk! As well as smiling, get your body up to scratch. Statistics vary, but at least 70% of your message is conveyed through body language. I've broken down steps you can take to look confident which revolve around lifting your body out of its pelvis and relaxing your shoulders. Sounds painful, but do check it out! How do you sound to others? Whatever voice you are born with, their are exercises you can do to improve your speaking voice. This starts with practicing speaking out loud to tone up your speaking muscles. Other exercises described include over emphasizing syllables and exaggerating the movements made as you speak.
Unfortunately our voice can let us down when we are anxious. The symptoms of anxiety can lead to a dry mouth and rapid, shallow breathing. Anxiety is usually triggered by thinking as we seldom encounter real danger that requires this fight or fight response. One, we get into bad thinking habits. For instance after doing something, several people may praise us and one may say something slightly critical - we only focus on the criticism.
The other is our everyday self talk. We get in the habit of thinking negatively because we receive far more negative messages than positive, Consequently, our automatic thoughts are negative. And unfortunately we take thoughts as facts. Get in the habit of challenging negative thoughts, rather than believing them. Worrying is like putting petrol/gasoline on a bonfire. Worrying doesn't actually solve a problem, it just makes us feel worse. We all do it to varying degrees, but worry has no usefulness what so ever. Learn to problem solve - the first step when you find yourself worrying is to define what the problem actually is. Do you worry what others think about you? Are you afraid of looking a fool in public - of being a subject of ridicule? How self conscious are you? Would you stay inside rather than go out in scruffy, dirty clothes - or without make up?!
Start putting you head above the parapet, do things that you feel are right, not what may look good to others. On that note, I will end with a video of me looking like a whale as I make my escape…
A common method suggested to build self confidence is to "fake it till you make it". Easier said than done. Here's a few ideas. Have you ever tried to smile and think of a negative thought? Usually the result is that one of the feelings will win out.
Even if its through gritted teeth, get those lips moving! If you focus your thoughts on smiling, then they're not recycling the negatives about what you can't do.
Practice smiling with your eyes. This is about smiling inwardly, becoming in control of your self talk and being positive about the situation you find yourself in. As well as smiling, get your body up to scratch. Statistics vary, but at least 70% of your message is conveyed through body language. I've broken down steps you can take to look confident which revolve around lifting your body out of its pelvis and relaxing your shoulders. Sounds painful, but do check it out! Ensure your environment is helpful. There may be some things you can't help - like when I worked in a prison worked in a prison built in 1856! It didn't exactly make you feel cheery and positive when you went in. But usually you can make adjustments, especially at home to ensure clutter and mess don't leave you feeling flat. However you feel, your mood has a knock on effect on your confidence.
Using pictures or symbols is also effective. I'm not hot on those slick motivational posters you can get, but you can always create your own. Using a photograph, piece of music or anything inspiring to you can help. I wrote about the big demand for empty bottles with inspirational labels in China recently. Do you worry what others think about you? Are you afraid of looking a fool in public - of being a subject of ridicule? How self conscious are you? Would you stay inside rather than go out in scruffy, dirty clothes - or without make up?! Start putting you head above the parapet, do things that you feel are right, not what may look good to others.