How would you fare in the Dragons Den?

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How well would you fare in the Dragon's Den?

 Inspired by the TV show, where entrepreneurs stand in front of potential investors to ask for money for a share of the business, I started to wonder ...

 Not that I'm starting a company and need investment. No, I wondered how I would fare in front of a panel pitching me, and what I believe about the world and all in it.

I'm not one to be easily swayed by the opinions of others. I past needing validation from people a long time ago. I wanted to know: if I was "the company," would people choose to invest or not.

Cowardness, or fear of the truth or (maybe) both, caused me to forego a panel of real people. Instead I elected a panel of mirrors.

 I took the tall, thin mirror from the hallway. In my mind this mirror represent a tall, thin man, experienced in business, especially finance, intelligent, and maybe a little mean and a little cold.

 I took the rectangular mirror with its pine frame from the bathroom. In my mind this mirror represented a balanced stoic person, also experienced and wise in life and business, but with a sense of the "natura worldl" and kind.

 I took the double sided mirror, normal or one side, magnified on the other, to represent the "different" person, spontaneous and a little reckless, that offers a really different perspective on life.

 The "panel" of mirrors sat in the dining room and quietly listened to my "sales pitch." When the pitch was over, I gave each mirror-person an opportunity to give me honest and open feedback.

I learned a lot about my image today, and about how others perceive me. The biggest lesson I got from this exercise is that our own inner voice is not as mean, off-the-wall, and as foreign as I had initially thought.

I discovered today that given a chance my Mind Mutter, my inner voice, can produce meaningful, clever and positive advice for success in my own life.

I will pitch more ideas to my personal Dragon's Den Panel in the future.

So, how well would you fare in your personal Dragon's Den

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