Reality TV star, Ese Eriata, has advised people to fake it until they make it for the right reasons.
She gave the advice after a friend of hers lost a contract because she didn’t show up with a ”prado, driver and mopol” at the office where she had gone to bid for the contract.
Read her post below:
“I don’t care how this sounds, fake it till you make it; for the right reasons.
A multimillion naira deal just slipped off my friend’s hand just because she didn’t show up to the meeting with prado, driver and mopol like the way they do when you want to bid for contract in a big company.
It’s obvious we now rate people by their appearance; what you wear, the car u drive and the area/house you live in; especially in Lagos.
To think that this friend of mine has access to all the packaging and decided to just drive her Camry and go there to deliver; based on the benefit that will be brought to the table if they bring her in and also exhibit her intellectual value.
Just because there was no “WASH” to go with intelligent performance, they gave the job to someone who came with the wash.”
“Fake it till you make it” (or “Fake it until you make it”) is an English aphorism which suggests that by imitating confidence, competence, and an optimistic mindset, a person can realize those qualities in their real life and achieve the results they seek.
The more you fake it till you make it, the more natural it will begin to feel. And pretty soon, you’ll be happier, which means you won’t be faking it anymore.
Fake it until you make it and if you’re honest with yourself, you think, “that’s great until people figure out I’m faking it.” As it happens, faking it may help you become it. This idea originates with social psychologist, Amy Cuddy.
