Lying and the Truth

Why is lying looked at as a bad thing? The biggest and most successful people on the planet lie all the time. Sports stars, actors, CEOs and politicians lie to the camera, and to us, daily. Yet, somehow we still think that lying is a bad thing and that being honest should be our goal.

To the average person, lying is extremely undervalued and even vilified. Why is that? The people the average person looks up to use lying, on a daily basis, as a powerful tool. That’s something to keep note of.

Maybe, it’s one of those secrets that only successful people are in on.

Sort of like, the average person spending hours each day watching TV and Netflix. They think it’s okay, yet successful people don’t waste that much time sitting around. Thinking that lying is a bad thing, might be a false belief that millions of us have. Lying, convincingly, is a skill most people have never thought to cultivate.

Lying is a tool that we should all master and use. The people at the top do. How many times do you hear a politician, or professional athlete, actually speak the truth? They’re always lying and never actually answering any questions. Still, the average person believes that telling the truth is the way to go. They’re blind to the reality that lying is everywhere.

You can strive to be honest and speak only the truth, but rest assured that you are always being lied to. The powerful people, on this planet, don’t care about telling the truth. They care about their image, and that translates to their dollars.

Ads and commercials are all lies. Because, the average person believes that we should all strive for honestly, they fall for the lies that happiness is at the bottom of their favorite soda drink. They think that drinking beer is going to get them the girls. Or, buying the latest car is going to get them the respect they deserve. Or, the best answer to their current hunger is Taco Bell’s latest menu item invention (have you seen their newest taco that features an egg as the tortilla?).

Lies are everywhere and the truth is nowhere. Lying is more powerful than we want to think.

If you had an interview today, how honest would you be? Being completely honest, in the interview, is a sure way to not get the job. We know that lying helps us in certain situations (job interviews), but why don’t we lie more often? The people we admire seem to do so.