# @coachkeren on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DctfYZ7CLXo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70896539-coachkeren-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-31T16:15:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Coach Keren (@coachkeren) — https://gondola.cc/coachkeren

## Caption

Sometimes you have to say it before you’ve proven it.

Early in our careers, there’s a degree of “lying” that has to happen.

Not lying about what you can do. Lying about the fact that you’re already the person you’re trying to become.

I called myself a professional speaker before I had ever been hired to give a professional talk.

Then I got my first speaking gig, killed it, and used that experience to get the next one.

You have to cross that threshold somehow.

The more you walk the walk, the more you back it up with action, the more your confidence and integrity catch up with the identity you claimed.

That’s the cheat code.

I talked about this and so much more with courtlynnjohnson on my podcast, COACHED. And if you want more from Courtney, you’ll get it at my VIP Day this November in Austin, Texas.

Catch the full episode and get your VIP Day ticket. Link in bio.

#motivation #career #business #businesstips #businesscoach

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businesstips, motivation, businesscoach, business, career

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