Have you ever encountered the saying fake it till you make it? the idea behind this is to walk talk and feel like the person you want to be, even before you become that certain person, not to confuse it with ego or overconfidence, the phrase “Fake it till you make it” teaches the value of mental strength by internalizing the idea “I CAN MAKE IT BECAUSE I ALREADY AM”.
However how does this work exactly? is it magic? is it physics? or is it an un explainable secret by those who have mastered this power? being someone who continues to apply this value, and have personally seen its wonders in my own life, here’s what I believe is the reason why this works so well.
It Keeps us Mentally and Physically prepared to face challenges
Aiming for the top certainly requires, a certain amount of respect, let’s say if you aim to be a successful entrepreneur, your bound to connect and converse with other entrepreneurs that can be key to your success, and their also bound by human nature to measure your intelligence and even the way you carry yourself, before proceeding to do any business with you.
Now! faking it does not mean, since your aiming to be a millionaire, you have to get a Ferrari or a Rolex for people to think your worth doing business with, Faking it does not require you to rise above your fellow man, it simply implies you carry yourself with the amount of respect and admiration the person you hope to be requires.
You will never see a top Doctor shaking furiously as he conducts an operation, or a lawyer who stutters while making his case, or a Star basketball player who can’t dribble, and even before they achieved those public status, they were already at the top of their mental game, and carried themselves as if they already were who they are now.
The Ten Fold Mentality 