It is a poor idea to lie to yourself.

Everyone has lied at some point in their life, whether it was a small or big lie. Anyone who says they don't lie or has never lied, they are lying to themselves. It is easy to conjure up a lie, but you have it cover it up each time with another lie. You have to believe the lie to convince the next person of your lie therefore you are lying to yourself first and foremost.

The worst thing about a lie, you have to deal with the consequences of it. At some point, lies catch up to you and you have to tell the truth. At this point nobody believes you.

When I was about five years old, my mom warned about telling lies. She made an example of the little boy who lied to the village about the wolf. The first and second time, the boy screamed that the wolf had come for the sheep he was lying. When he was telling the truth nobody believed him. The ramifications of lies are that people don't trust you anymore. Once trust is broken it is very difficult to build again.

If and when you lie to yourself, it haunts you because you are living the lie. The truth is not always easy to deal with, but a lie is worse. You have to deal with the consequences of the lie and the actual reality. Just be honest with yourself and save yourself from reputation and crisis management.