Have you ever use the quote ‘fake it till you
make it’ on challenging situations you face on career or self-image?
This quote is so popular back then, that I made
this my personal chant inside my head whenever I needed to succeed on
something.
But does fake it till you make it works?
True or Not?
I don’t know about you, but my take on ‘fake it
till you make it’ is something that you would pretend to be an expert about.
That if you pretend just long enough, you will
eventually learn the trade and make it through and eventually be as an expert.
Job Interviews
When I first entered the adult world, right
after graduation, I felt like everyone else and that is to get a job fast.
The pressure is on.
So on interviews, most of the time I ‘fake it
till I make it’.
On job experiences that was required of work, I
just try to connect them the the job I did on OJT’s.
But in reality, my on-the-job trainings are
merely photocopying errands and typing jobs.
My Reality About Fake it Till You Make It
I had pretty much bad experience about faking a
lot of things especially when getting a job.
Because I pretty much don’t reach the point of
‘making it’. I am stuck to just faking it.
Which is a bummer because it caused a lot doubt
and stress to myself.
What Should I Do to Succeed?
This too is one question I am trying to figure
out myself.
I recently saw a content creator who share his
two cents on how did he become successful in life.
And it totally struck me to my core because its
just plain simple and to top it off, I think he has the best career advice even
if he is not a motivational speaker.
I have read countless motivational speeches and
book and none of it are direct to the point just like this Youtube creator.
Rant About Self Help Books
All what self help books do to you is just move
you with their story and tell you your right and everyone’s else opinion are
wrong.
Like, work in silence and let your success
make a noise.
What was that about? Would you like to live
your life like you are avenging everyone who belittles you?
Anyway..
None of the self help books/ motivational speaker really tells you how you can
succeed on your own career path.
Yes you may copy them, exactly how they do it,
but lets be real here, we all come from different backgrounds and circumstances
might differ between my life and the life of that motivational speaker so
things cannot be copied exactly as it is.
I still do admire some notable people like
Roberto Kiyosaki, I just love his advice about ‘do not be afraid to fail when
trying out things you like, value the lessons and don’t treat failing as
failure but just learning experiences’ and if you want to be writer, then don’t
work on a market where in you cannot practice what you like. (those are
definitely not Roberto Kiyosaki’s exact words but these are just what imprints
my mind about the stories he told on his book Rich Dad Poor Dad)
Back to what is better than ‘fake it till you
make it’, here are the list of things that WheezyWaiter did to achieve his
goals. (look him up on Youtube)
1.
Learn Stuff
2.
The $20 Rule
3.
Do the Job Before you Have It
What really struck me is the second and last
one.
Let me begin with ‘do the job before you have
it’, it just makes sense when he said that employers are hiring people who has
job experiences but how can you able to have experiences if you just graduated
right. (following the fake it till you make it quotes, it did not really end
well with me so… I am not sure if it just me but when an employer is requiring
experience some resort to fake it till you make it)
But the advice, do the job before you have it,
is like learning on your own and having an experience without actually having
the job itself.
Just like Wheezy Waiter did when he wanted to
an editing job, he made videos on Youtube and posted them.
Then people he know, sees him as a person who
makes videos and start referring him to companies who needed his skills on
editing videos.
I don’t know if I am just stupid, but I just
happen to realize that it is simple as making a portfolio.
Like make-up artist do, they take pictures of
their work, some are free some are paid low, just to fill up their binder with
pictures so people can see their talent.
And that is pretty much how you can get more
clients.
Do the job before you have it… brilliant!
His second advice is the $20 dollar rule, this
is pretty much is about having enough money to buy tools he need to edit
videos.
So what he did is follow his father’s advice to
save 20 dollars when he gets his paycheck from waiting tables.
With this rule he is able to buy a computer so
he can start doing the job before he have it.
Brilliant.
It doesn’t have to be the 20 dollar rule in my
opinion, I think the main point here it to save money.
Save money and have the liberty to buy things
you need to start the things that you like.
Final Thoughts
Faking it till you make it or do the job before
you have it.
I think I am going to try the latter.
That is it.
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