The Narcissist and Future Faking: What Is It?
How knowing about it makes you more effective in life
“We are going to go on a road trip through New Mexico because I want to see the mountains and the desert together. We’ll have an amazing time and laugh and joke.”
“And then we’ll go back home and work hard on that business we are going to build together. I am excited about the future it’ll bring us and doing more together.”
“Our kids are going to going to have amazing cute butts when we have them.”
What do all of these statements have in common? Promises of the future. And they also have another thing in common. A lack of action.
After a few of these incidents in life and in business I started looking for a way to spot this sooner. A way to cut my losses. A way to keep my effectiveness in a world where some believe there are more and more narcissists.
Which lead to me developing this simple formula:
Promises of the Future + No Reasonable Actions On The Promises = Future Faking
This simple formula will save you both in life and in business. I’ve encountered narcissists in both places. But like so many times, life and business really are about the same thing.
