Fake it til you make it?

[AmaGold70]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

Honestly speaking, peer pressure has never gotten the best part of me because there's a saying that a closed mouth is a closed destiny, I don't fake my lifestyle in front of anyone that is doing better than I am because that could be my helper but regardless I don't put myself down to be embarrassed by anyone that is better than I am. I may not be as wealthy as I want but my personality speaks volume and I can interact with the high and mighty in class and still stand firm, I may not be rich but I don't beg for attention and at the same time I don't reject help that comes with respect, I may not be rich now but I'm contented and I don't fake anything about myself because I know I'm working towards a better future too.

[Alone055]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

They don't make me feel worse, but I also don't like disclosing my financial situation to people. What's visible for anyone to see can't be hidden, for example if you don't have a car, or a big house, or anything like that, it basically gives a hint that you are not doing too well financially, but that doesn't mean you are poor, you should still dress well, look as good as possible so that people don't get to judge you by how you look because society does that. If you look poor, you are considered poor, and it's a fact.

Another thing that I've noticed in the modern world is that the respect you get from the world, or even from your close ones, is usually dependent on your financial situation and how you are doing financially. As long as they believe you are doing well, and as long as you keep helping them and be there financially whenever you they need you, you are respected, but as soon as they realize you are not there anymore, you start to become a closed chapter for them, and they won't have the same warmth for you that they did before.

So, maybe it's better sometimes to fake it, only to stay in the good books, but one shouldn't care much about such selfish people, I think.

[tabas]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

I am done with that era, I am no longer living to impress other people. I'll show them my reality and my situation and I am not ashamed of it anymore. I don't live for them and they don't need my validaton and so do I, I don't need any of their validations but I am open for opinions that will make my life better. To be honest, I like that when people are better than me and my life. I might learn a lot of things and something new about them and that's nothing to be ashamed of. Only people with full pride and ego won't understand that.

[Josefjix]

Why been so fake towards your old friends, it actually means, you aren't ready to level up, it doesn't really matter the financial status of your friend comparing to yours, what matters most is the service you can render to him wherever he need him and the service he can render to you also wherever you need him. It should be a yin yan situation, you help him with your service, he helps you with his service, nothing to fake about.

[harapan]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us.

Absolutely this adage or sayings is widespread in such a way that people tend to act differently from their original self for alot of reasons. What I hate most is comparison between person, the fact that the next person is doing better than you are doesn't mean you should act just to fit in with them. Honestly the world revolves around this sets of individuals that fake it till they make it but it's a wrong choice.

[mirakal]

If you fake your own situation, would it benefit you? I don’t think that would be a good response when you see other people are gaining more advantages than you.

Learn to be honest instead. Admit that you are poor, but is willing to make changes in life. Do not pretend, because you are like prolonging your agony in life, but make them an inspiration instead and challenge yourself to take risk as well so you will make a difference in your life. After all, competition does not matter as long as you know you are doing the best that you can do to achieve your dreams and goals in life.

[Accardo]

Honestly speaking, peer pressure has never gotten the best part of me because there's a saying that a closed mouth is a closed destiny, I don't fake my lifestyle in front of anyone that is doing better than I am because that could be my helper but regardless I don't put myself down to be embarrassed by anyone that is better than I am.

Hiding our pain in the midst of the right people who would want to hear how life is like to us isn't good. It bundles the person into a much bigger distress, because whatever we say has a direct effect on the speaker than the listener, the mouth should speak what's real. Every word that comes of us is the product of the thoughts. When we are honest about our past or present condition it lifts us out of the trouble emotionally and sets a stepping layer of self acceptance which would help the body work towards achieving what's right.

[Xcode7]

Honestly speaking, peer pressure has never gotten the best part of me because there's a saying that a closed mouth is a closed destiny, I don't fake my lifestyle in front of anyone that is doing better than I am because that could be my helper but regardless I don't put myself down to be embarrassed by anyone that is better than I am.

Hiding our pain in the midst of the right people who would want to hear how life is like to us isn't good. It bundles the person into a much bigger distress, because whatever we say has a direct effect on the speaker than the listener, the mouth should speak what's real. Every word that comes of us is the product of the thoughts. When we are honest about our past or present condition it lifts us out of the trouble emotionally and sets a stepping layer of self acceptance which would help the body work towards achieving what's right.

It can be used as motivation to build ourselves much better and also our environment is very influential for us to progress more instead of putting ourselves down or pretending with our circumstances, and I really agree with the saying that we also cannot humble ourselves in front of friends or successful people, we only need to develop ourselves if we see that person is successful and instill a strong determination that we can also do the same thing.

[TheUltraElite]

I think faking might work for a while but eventually they will see through you.

Better to be honest and build a reputation first instead of becoming notorious as a liar. If someone is in a wealthy position than you, then just face them like a normal human being, be humble and smart, that person in front of you might not even have those qualities in them.

Often people are looking for genuine people to talk to and not fakers, so dont be one.

[bakasabo]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

When I meet a person who is more financially in better position than I, I would not try to lie and fake that I am on the same level or higher than he. I see no reason to do that. First of all, if my lie get exposed, I would be in a very stupid position, and persons attitude to me would become much worse. Secondly, even if someone is more rich than me, we are both humans, so that person should not look at me from above. If person does that, show off with his money, humiliate me, it will be immediate end of discussion and relationship.

[Strongkored]

I become curious about why we have to fake our condition when meeting people who are financially better than us. Isn't it just going to make things more difficult for ourselves? Faking our condition is like committing fraud, we should be honest with ourselves, and it feels like not being grateful for what we have. Also, never try to impress others with ourselves because it is exhausting; it is better to be ourselves and be honest about our condition.

[michellee]

I don't have to fake my own situation just to get pity. I prefer to be honest with them so they can see the real me. A relationship doesn't look at what we have but who we really are and there is no pretense in us. We don't have to pretend we are a successful person just want to make them impress. I feel better if they can see what I am. It is better that we are honest with them and don't bother to think about what they will think about us.  We have many friends so we can select those who want to besides us. We can use them as our inspiration to develop ourselves and have a better life.

[lovesmayfamilis]

If a rich person has achieved success in their business honestly, without deceiving anyone, without inheriting their wonderful life from their parents, they will certainly be an example for me, and I see them as a motivator for my own further growth. However, not everything is as rosy as it seems; many achieve their success by the wrong path or are so vain that they have achieved nothing in life, only inherited something from their parents. Is there any reason for me to emulate them? Not at all. I understand that not everyone in this world is destined to be rich, but for me, achieving wealth independently, through education and experience, is very important. In fact, wealth is a very different concept for everyone. Some people with millions are so greedy that they want more and more money, while others feel perfectly content with little but consider their lives self-sufficient.

[Salahmu]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday...

Disguising live doesn't help but it push back what was supposed to come to you. When you meet someone perhaps your childhood friend or your school mate during that time you shouldn't act or lie so that he will not see you common, the person might not even see you that way because he doesn't just become rich without experiencing some live giving challenges so definitely he would understand that the person situation is not a permanent one but something that would definitely change, another thing is that you wouldn't no if the person would decides to empower or put you were you could be seeing the finances you have not seen before so is better to be sincere even if they mocked you than lying to yourself what you are not.

[Nahl]

Some people are feel shame with their financial condition so, they will always be hide their real condition and never to being honest and i think we cannot blame them because those people have more likely to hide their condition because they don't want other people to know and for me personally sometimes i met my old friends who can successfully to increasing their financial and usually they were asking about my current condition which i would be honest to them

Because although i was hide it i think it wouldn't change my condition and there is no difference whether it honest or not because they will not give any help for my economy situations and for me i would be so glad if they were success and i would be asking to them the process and struggle until achieve that step because it can make me the motivation to improved more my condition

[mindrust]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

If they are in my close circle, like friends, I try to learn from them. Surprisingly, they are often very open about what they are doing and I have learned a great deal just by asking them about stuff.  If they are not close to me I don't do anything. If I don't have any conversation with them, why would I bother them with my questions? It might even offend them or they might give me wrong info. I don't get jealous if that's what you are wondering because jealousy makes you angry and stupid. You can't get wealthy if you stay angry and stupid. Getting inspired though, that's exactly what you should be doing. That's also why we read books written by the great investors so we can understand how they think. We read their stories so we learned from their experiences and don't repear their mistakes. When I interact with a wealthier individual, I treat him/her like a book as well. A book I can learn from by talking to him/her.

[Accardo]

I really agree with the saying that we also cannot humble ourselves in front of friends or successful people, we only need to develop ourselves if we see that person is successful and instill a strong determination that we can also do the same thing.

Being humble is an obligation that knows no class, a humble man shows it to both the rich, average and poor. Humility breeds strong leadership, because everyone wants who to trust. The only thing that shouldn't be given to the rich or successful men is false loyalty, going against your will to impress them or things of such. But whenever, we are in the midst of successful men who are willing to listen and hear us out, they'll be no need whatsoever to cook up stories to appear important.

[Hatchy]

  Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

In life you shouldn't be ashamed of your current situation. A lot of people today have missed life changing opportunities because they were ashamed to speak to someone how they are doing. Your helper would see you and think you are doing alright. Those people that you feel are better than you might be ready to help, but if you decide to be ashamed and live a fake life, you would end up remaining in your situation for a much longer time.

We see on social media a lot, people posting images of properties or assets that's not owed by them. Posting many images of how their life is going, but many of those people aren't really who they claim to be.. the idea of living fake life will only ruin you as a growing individual.. let's try to be ourselves .

[Abdulzuruku01]

What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?

This thing doesn't work for everybody, you can make it and never make it. There are some people that has been displaying wealth and riches online but by the time you meet them offline, you will be surprised they have nothing to their name, they don't have a roof over their head. Sometimes, they go about borrow money to impress a babe, some borrow cloth and car of their close pals just to show off that they are financially doing okay but they have nothing.

If you are business minded person, you can start something for yourself and do better, gradually you will grow to become a better business person and you can upgrade from there upward. The problem is that many people don't what to start from scratch, they want to enjoy full wealth without any effort.

[Pearl_20]

Fake life isn't a normal job o, like you've to put so much out there to appear real. On a normal circumstance or even as an individual there are times you just can't help but ask yourself questions especially when you see your classmates, coursemate, friend's doing better compared to you..

No body can make me feel some type of way, if I see that you're doing well, the best I can is ask questions, congratulate you, keep checking up on you for updates and if you happen to be the teachable type, I'll be willing to learn.

I attended a catering school with someone and later we started attending same church. Most times I go through her page and I noticed she cooks really well, plenty views and likes, she dresses well to church as in mere looking at her I knew she has money I was older than her, one day I waited till we finish service and I started asking her questions I realised she comes from a rich home, and has been cooking before enrolling in that catering school I attended, we exchanged numbers and I told her to keep me informed if anything good comes up and she actually did. Fake life is too hard, forming what you're not and at the end of the day you go home sobbing all night and most times opportunities will pass you by because your helpers will probably think that you've made it.

Nothing pays as you being yourself, once some people even realize that you're fake and insincere person they'll leave you and not render any help to you.