Are You Faking It Thinking You Are Going to Make It?
Faking it. We all have done it in different degrees. It could be in the bedroom, talking to someone pretending to be listening or even liking them, or even when someone approaches us remembering us and we are at a loss as to who they are. We give the sure, sure or some sort of reassurance that we do actually remember them (as we walk away thinking who on earth is this person?) It happens, and sometimes pretending to know is a whole lot easier than disappointing by telling the truth that we do not know. I am not saying it is right or wrong, it is just something we do.
Our actions in these types of situations are generally based upon the actions of others as if someone approaches us with such an excitement or knowledge of a previous meeting, we do not want to let them down by telling them that we do not remember them as it is telling them that they were not important enough or did not make enough an impact to be remembered. Harsh, yes, reality, yes. If we are approached a bit more passively and questioned if we remember them, the door is opened for us to be honest and say, “refresh my memory.” This is generally my approach as I guess I am not that verbose to think that people would remember me in a short interaction.
Faking It Thinking We Will Make It
Faking it thinking we are going to make it is a dead end. No other way to describe it. There are a myriad of ways we can fake it until it catches up. In social media we are almost being enabled to fake it. We can create a profile that is telling what we think people want to know and almost create a character of who we believe we want people to think we are. Sounds foolish but yet we see it. The haters who come out time and time again and wonder how are they filled with so much hate for everything that everyone writes? I suppose some live like that but for others they are faking it to make it as the person who hates. They commenting more on blogs, being more active on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The competitive part of us comes out. They share our small triumphs and are always there to lend a hand in how we can improve. When we are perceived to be better they are no where to be found.
The Backlash of Faking It
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