“Fake it till you make it” is a statement that we often hear. The Idea is that if you could get other people to believe in you, then you could make it. Does this work? That is the question that we’re going to look at in today’s article.

JB Learns about Life and Business

When JB started college, he was an athlete and a bit of a brat. At college, he learned to drink and party, and he made a lot of mistakes. He dropped out and headed to California, but that didn’t last long. Before long, he was back in Indiana. JB ended up working in a friend’s perfume business and was really good at sales. He built that business up, but then everything crashed.

This was the period of time that he learned a lot about personal development, marketing, and business. You had to do personal development in order to learn to sell.

And one of the things that he learned was the idea that you had to “fake it till you make it.” This meant wearing a fake watch and expensive clothes. It was a bit ridiculous, because nobody would believe that someone that young could afford those things.

So, is it a good idea to “fake it till you make it”?

Faking it

“Fake it till you make it” is an idea with a lot of ego in it. In today’s world, there is a lot of faking and dishonesty. There’s a lot of noise, a lot of “fake news” and it’s very hard to tell who is real and authentic.

But there can be a time when you want to use a similar idea… And that idea is “crossing the gap”.

Crossing the Gap

Often, when you start something new, nobody else is going to believe that you can do it. You have to believe in yourself and in your dream for the future. This can be thought of as “crossing the gap.”. You have to envision yourself succeeding. You are building a mental bridge from where you are to where you want to be.

At Morningcoach, an environment of integrity, authenticity, and honesty is very important to us. Those virtues are some of our core values.

How do you Cross the Gap?

To cross the gap you have to get some education. You have to work on improving your skills. It’s important to grow as a person. To earn more money, create more value. To create more value, focus on continuous education. It’s not faking it, it’s learning it!

It’s important to realize that we’re always selling. You sell yourself or a job, or a product, or trying to get a promotion. We’re constantly selling by trying to influence the people around us.

The number one thing that sells the most is passion. It’s the passion and energy that you bring is what people are going to buy. You don’t need to fake it if you have passion, and energy, and authenticity. Get excited and your passion will show.

To Create You’ve Got to Believe

To create something, you’ve got to believe that you can do it. You have a vision in your mind, and you see it happening. You believe in your skills and abilities. Your belief gives you the passion and energy and keep going.

It’s like going to college. You focus on what you want (the degree), and you do the work. You know that you’re smart enough and you keep going. Step by step, you earn the degree. In four short years, you are a college graduate! Your belief in yourself helped you create the result.

At MorningCoach, we’re shifting to creating Mastermind Groups. We’re building the best mastermind groups in the world. We’re not there yet, but that’s the vision. Everything starts as an idea. When we start to believe, then we can jump that gap and create our vision.

Enjoy the Journey

Creating something new is like taking a journey of transformation. There is struggle, and hard work involved. But there are also good times, and it’s important that we take the time to enjoy the good in our journey. We want to celebrate our daily successes and appreciate the people that we meet along the way. Creativity, growth and struggle are life! Take time to enjoy it!

We’ve all got gaps to cross. We’ve all got things we’re dealing with. That’s why we need to find a support group of like minded people. That’s what we’re all about here with our MorningCoach ILD, MCGCC, and Inner Circle mastermind groups. We want to bring people together so that we can do wonderful things!