We’ve all heard the saying “fake it ‘till you make it”. I’ve pondered whether there is truth in the statement or not. I think it depends on how you mean the statement and what your focus is when you say it.
If what you’re faking is something that you actually want to be or accomplish and you’re actively working on it, then I believe the statement can be rendered true. If you’re faking something that has no bearing on your real goals or desires then the statement is false.
When there is something you want or desire to be you start learning about it. What steps it will take to get there and what it will require. So as you journey to the place you want to be its easy to act like you’re there, and people actually believe it. They believe it because you do know what you’re talking about due to the steps you are taking to learn what it takes to get there.
If you’re faking something that you have no real interest in, then it’s easy to see through the fake because it’s not real to you. I’m a young man who hopes to become a successful businessman and politician, I may not be there yet but I am working to get there so it’s easy for me to pull off living in that mind-set. Now if I were to try and pull off living in the mind-set of a veterinarian, which would be absurd because I know very little about them or their profession.
“Faking it ‘til you make it” isn’t as bad as it may sound. I believe that putting yourself in the mindset and on the path of the person you want to become can help you tremendously. It plays into a belief in yourself. If you don’t believe that you can accomplish what you’ve set out to, then stop, what’s the point in going on? There isn’t one. That’s why I believe in the statement “fake it ‘till you make it”.