Body language speaks for you unconsciously and unfortunately, it’s hard to control. Just like you can’t fake a genuine smile, you can’t fake emotion. You can try to suppress your feelings, but your body language will leak it. “There’s the saying, ‘Fake it ‘til you make it.’ But the fake will fade,” says Linda Clemons.
Source: Fast Company, June 6, 2023. Link. If your words and actions are in direct conflict with one other, you can be sending mixed messages. Allowing your focus to be easily derailed undermines the need to be fully present.