Does Fake It Till You Make It Actually Work?

[Precious]

I am curious, do you think people who fake it stand a stronger chance of making it at all?

[Gigabyte Computer Solutions]

Howard Schultz is the man who made Starbucks famous. When he joined Starbucks in the 1980s, it was a small coffee shop that only sold coffee beans. Schultz had a big idea: to turn it into a café where people could drink coffee and relax. But the owners didn’t agree with him.

Schultz decided to start his own coffee business, but there was a problem. He didn’t know much about running a café and needed money to make his idea work. When talking to investors, Schultz acted confident, dressed well, and spoke like he already knew he would succeed.

Investors believed in him and gave him money to grow his business. Later, Schultz bought Starbucks and made his café idea a reality. Today, Starbucks is one of the biggest coffee chains in the world.

Schultz pretended to be confident until others believed in him. This helped him turn his dreams into reality.

 

[Precious]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing

[Blessing]

Its Linda Ikeji for me, one of Nigeria’s most successful bloggers, didn’t start rich or influential. She began her blogging journey in 2006 with no real experience or fancy equipment. In fact, she didn’t even own a laptop at first—she used cybercafés to upload her content.

Linda dreamed of becoming a respected media personality, but at the time, blogging wasn’t seen as a serious career in Nigeria. To grow her brand, she acted like a professional right from the start. She wrote every day, shared celebrity news, and discussed topics Nigerians cared about, even when her blog had very few readers.

She behaved as though she was already a big deal, which caught people’s attention. Over time, brands started noticing her consistency, and her audience grew. Soon, she began earning money from ads, proving her hard work and confidence had paid off.

Today, Linda Ikeji is a household name and one of Nigeria’s most successful entrepreneurs, with millions of followers and multiple businesses under her name.

[Zoey]

no, I don’t think they do.

[justseyi]

its a 50-50 chance i guess

[Onyinye]

Well, it depends on the situation from my own point of view. If we look at it from the stand point of self improvement (probably in the aspect of building self confidence, getting rid of insecurity..etcetera) it might be worth a shot!.in general sense it is worth a shot but just like everything in life, it might not always work.We take the risk of potentially loosing ourselves and our true identities along the line. We should also remember that “faking it till we make it” might work sometimes but your original self, idea or impact is unique and there is none like it else where. Let’s consider these things before we try this approach💞✨

[justseyi]

Curious, are you studying Philosophy?

[Onyinye]

No, I don’t study philosophy. Why do you ask?

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