Fake it til you make it?

[GiftedMAN]

If you don't share too much about yourself, no one will know about your financial situation. I don't like people who try to complain about their financial situation instead, they'd be better off doing something to improve it. Some people brag about their successes, and this might provoke some people to also share their financial situation or even slightly exaggerate. But I believe the less others know about you, the better for you, because you don't need to prove anything to anyone, if you feel comfortable, just keep going.

This is how a normal person should live his life very private and normal so that nobody will know anything about your finances, needless of complaining that the things you don't have when you can do things that will improve what you want and add to your financial life. No one should life life trying to prove anything to anybody cause life is better off private and anything you want to do should be what you do on yourself.

[JoyMarsha]

Fake it till you make it, is not the way forward in life. Anyone who actually does that is just deceiving and blocking the way help would come their way through friends or relatives that would want to help them financially when they are in need of it.

This life, there's nothing as sweet as being origin ''people to know your real self'' whether you need financial help or not, than claiming all is well with you when it is not.

[ejikeme24]

Fake it till you make it, is not the way forward in life. Anyone who actually does that is just deceiving and blocking the way help would come their way through friends or relatives that would want to help them financially when they are in need of it.

I think you're getting the statement all misunderstood, faking it does not necessarily mean that you would keep telling lies, no. Op is actually referring to those folks that brag about their finance when it is not even up to the right standard. Most people like bragging about every single thing they buy even if it's something that is worth just $3 yet they will make it look as if it's worth millons of $$$ when those that have all it takes is their playing cool. so what op is actually trying to say is that it is good to play cool more especially when you know that you will be needing help from people.

[Furious 7]

Fake it till you make it, is not the way forward in life. Anyone who actually does that is just deceiving and blocking the way help would come their way through friends or relatives that would want to help them financially when they are in need of it.

Something like this might be done for those who are not too confident in what they are living now because after all, pretending to look like we are doing well but the reality is not in line then it only deceives ourselves as if we are doing well when we are not.

Even though this is not very good if it continues to be done, until now there are still many people who do it because there are several things they focus on such as not wanting to show weakness and they only look at the high ego they have.
We will find many people with this condition and it could even be indirectly unconsciously that we might also be included, it's just that we are too naive to realize something like that.

[Mame89]

Fake it till you make it, is not the way forward in life. Anyone who actually does that is just deceiving and blocking the way help would come their way through friends or relatives that would want to help them financially when they are in need of it.

I think you're getting the statement all misunderstood, faking it does not necessarily mean that you would keep telling lies, no. Op is actually referring to those folks that brag about their finance when it is not even up to the right standard. Most people like bragging about every single thing they buy even if it's something that is worth just $3 yet they will make it look as if it's worth millons of $$$ when those that have all it takes is their playing cool. so what op is actually trying to say is that it is good to play cool more especially when you know that you will be needing help from people.

Yes. I think he misunderstood what the op meant. Personally I would act calm in front of friends who pretended they could afford anything, even though I could actually afford it just like them. I mean, wealth isn't for show, and we don't need recognition from others to appear wealthy.

Besides telling the truth about our wealth or buying luxury goods has no benefit, quite the opposite. So I would remain calm and pretend in front of people like that. I prefer privacy regarding my finances and don't need recognition from others that we have a lot of assets because that would also carry risks for us.

[wmaurik]

Yes. I think he misunderstood what the op meant. Personally I would act calm in front of friends who pretended they could afford anything, even though I could actually afford it just like them. I mean, wealth isn't for show, and we don't need recognition from others to appear wealthy.

Besides telling the truth about our wealth or buying luxury goods has no benefit, quite the opposite. So I would remain calm and pretend in front of people like that. I prefer privacy regarding my finances and don't need recognition from others that we have a lot of assets because that would also carry risks for us.

Rich people don't actually need any recognition from others, and even truly wealthy people will still be happy when others think they're still poor, even though they simply don't know that the person they think is poor is actually rich. I also don't like to flaunt my wealth in public because of the risk of being monitored by robbers who appear polite and quiet in front of everyone, so choosing to be more private in this area is better. Because the advantage is that we remain safe from other people's scrutiny when we look normal and don't show off anything in front of many people.

[Johnlomape]

Fake it till you make it, is not the way forward in life. Anyone who actually does that is just deceiving and blocking the way help would come their way through friends or relatives that would want to help them financially when they are in need of it.

This life, there's nothing as sweet as being origin ''people to know your real self'' whether you need financial help or not, than claiming all is well with you when it is not.

Since there are people that have faked their lifestyle until they became popular and rich, this can't work for everybody that have the plan to fake their lifestyle so they can become rich. It is better to be original than to become fake with the intent of become rich am because their is no certainty that people that fake their lifestyle will become rich ultimately. Faking a lifestyle can be expensive and people that want to do that must be prepared if they really want to become fortunate.

[MFahad]

If you don't share too much about yourself, no one will know about your financial situation. I don't like people who try to complain about their financial situation instead, they'd be better off doing something to improve it. Some people brag about their successes, and this might provoke some people to also share their financial situation or even slightly exaggerate. But I believe the less others know about you, the better for you, because you don't need to prove anything to anyone, if you feel comfortable, just keep going.

if we tell someone about our financial situation, they will give their opinion about it which will cause you unnecessary damage. every person's thoughts and circumstances are not same. their opinion may be about his thoughts real but it may not be much use to you. you should always act your own thoughts rather than relying on someone else's thoughts or opinions. decision taken with personal thought always proves positive for us. it is better to tell others as little about your life circumstances And keep Struggle in your life so you can live a mentally strong and contented life. its always often exaggerate their success in our country, which negatively affects opinions of others but in reality  you should be confident in your hard work and not have to prove anything to anyone.

[reefsea]

Since there are people that have faked their lifestyle until they became popular and rich, this can't work for everybody that have the plan to fake their lifestyle so they can become rich. It is better to be original than to become fake with the intent of become rich am because their is no certainty that people that fake their lifestyle will become rich ultimately. Faking a lifestyle can be expensive and people that want to do that must be prepared if they really want to become fortunate.

But it would be unwise to force this condition because looking at the potential for failure, we should know that this condition is not something that can really be forced in the end.

Indeed, there must be a handful of lucky people where they fake their style in life but end up successful because they can take advantage of the momentum they have, but it will not be useful for everyone especially those who try to imitate and follow.
We must stay on the scale of life that suits our conditions because in the end this is an important thing that must be realized from the start so that we are not too lulled by false hopes that try to build but it backfires because we deceive ourselves.

[terrific]

I think that I've heard this quote somewhere, "comparison is the killer of joy".
And that is why if someone is way ahead of me financially, I'll take that as a challenge to myself while looking at that person as an inspiration.
That is because this type of comparison is going to make you better and not bitter.
We should be real and happy with other people and we don't have to fake it that we're celebrating with them.

A brilliant phrase that perfectly captures why you shouldn't compare yourself to others, but rather compare yourself of yesterday with yourself of today. Among social media platforms, it's easy to show everyone what losers they are on Instagram. And it's best to post lots of photos of themselves at the seaside, in an expensive car, or in an apartment or house by the lake.
This isn't intended to be good; it's simply bragging and a desire to boost one's ego by not being able to afford the same. It's disgusting, and it's no wonder that, according to Maslow's pyramid, the rich's greatest joy is to infuriate the poor.

If we think we're better, there's someone who's far more better than us.
And that's why comparison won't be a good thing if it's about success and other good things in life.
We have to appreciate what we have and there's always a person that's way ahead and better with the phases of our lives.
Don't be jealous and feel bad about that, cheer others so that they'll also cheer us.

[Alone055]

If we think we're better, there's someone who's far more better than us.
And that's why comparison won't be a good thing if it's about success and other good things in life.
We have to appreciate what we have and there's always a person that's way ahead and better with the phases of our lives.
Don't be jealous and feel bad about that, cheer others so that they'll also cheer us.

Comparison is a form of discouragement, whether we do it to ourselves or someone else does it with us, because if we are compared with someone else, and they turn out to be better than us, then we will start feeling lower than them, and that will make us lose confidence in ourselves. This is why we should never compare ourselves with others, or compare others with others, because that is going to kill the confidence of one of the two people being compared.

Humans often don't care about how they may make others feel with either their words or actions, and they say or do things that can leave marks of a lifetime on their hearts or minds, and believe me, it's not easy to forget something that hurts you in life, or something that becomes the reason for your disrespect at a place. We as humans should always make sure that our actions or words are not becoming a reason of sorrow for other people, because what goes around comes around, and we will surely face the same thing some time in our life.

[suhadi88]

Rather than feel bad for yourself or feeling some of kind of jealousy, it's better to use them as motivation to push yourself to work harder and smarter than you used to, because in some case you might have known them when they were at you level, so seeing them rich is suppose to give you some form of hope to keep pushing.

It depends on the situation. If you want to get up and stand up, go ahead and use it as motivation for development. But for things that are not necessary, it's better to just keep it normal because no matter how much we act, people can read where it's going. Just put it in its place and that's better, in my opinion.

[mvdheuvel1983]

If we think we're better, there's someone who's far more better than us.
And that's why comparison won't be a good thing if it's about success and other good things in life.
We have to appreciate what we have and there's always a person that's way ahead and better with the phases of our lives.
Don't be jealous and feel bad about that, cheer others so that they'll also cheer us.

This is the way life is designed you will always find people who have achieved more than what you have achieved in life and those who are looking up to you it doesn't change who you are you should never try to be like them or dislike them because you can not be better than everyone and no need to think about it much just do your things and let others do there's. Life has different phases you can be better than how you see yourself if you work with others who are looking up to you when you help them you equally help your self to get going and get better at what you are doing.

[Royal Cap]

If we think we're better, there's someone who's far more better than us.
And that's why comparison won't be a good thing if it's about success and other good things in life.
We have to appreciate what we have and there's always a person that's way ahead and better with the phases of our lives.
Don't be jealous and feel bad about that, cheer others so that they'll also cheer us.

It's human nature to compare but the problem arises when we assume that our worth depends on someone else's results and the truth is there will always be someone ahead of us and someone behind us. This is very natural, I think it's most calming when we realize that everyone's path is different. Someone's success is not my failure and my success is not someone else's threat, there's more to learn from watching those who are doing well than to burn out and encouraging someone makes you feel lighter inside. So there's no need to feel bad about others but there's no need to avoid them altogether either, you just need to find a balance.

[Fakhrulenclix]

If we think we're better, there's someone who's far more better than us.
And that's why comparison won't be a good thing if it's about success and other good things in life.
We have to appreciate what we have and there's always a person that's way ahead and better with the phases of our lives.
Don't be jealous and feel bad about that, cheer others so that they'll also cheer us.

It's human nature to compare but the problem arises when we assume that our worth depends on someone else's results and the truth is there will always be someone ahead of us and someone behind us. This is very natural, I think it's most calming when we realize that everyone's path is different. Someone's success is not my failure and my success is not someone else's threat, there's more to learn from watching those who are doing well than to burn out and encouraging someone makes you feel lighter inside. So there's no need to feel bad about others but there's no need to avoid them altogether either, you just need to find a balance.

Sometimes comparing ourselves to others is necessary to serve as a guide for ourselves to improve, but this should remain positive and not necessarily a negative trait. For example, when we see someone else's success, we need to learn from their actions to achieve success, and we can emulate them to achieve success as well.
I don't think we need to be someone else; we just need to be ourselves. We can join any group without having to pretend and join successful people. I think it's also important to motivate ourselves so we can do the same as those who have succeeded.

[terrific]

Comparison is a form of discouragement, whether we do it to ourselves or someone else does it with us, because if we are compared with someone else, and they turn out to be better than us, then we will start feeling lower than them, and that will make us lose confidence in ourselves. This is why we should never compare ourselves with others, or compare others with others, because that is going to kill the confidence of one of the two people being compared.

Humans often don't care about how they may make others feel with either their words or actions, and they say or do things that can leave marks of a lifetime on their hearts or minds, and believe me, it's not easy to forget something that hurts you in life, or something that becomes the reason for your disrespect at a place. We as humans should always make sure that our actions or words are not becoming a reason of sorrow for other people, because what goes around comes around, and we will surely face the same thing some time in our life.

That is what we must avoid, to compare ourselves with someone's progress. Because if we always compare our progress with others.
Then, we'll only be disappointed with how it goes. Avoid it, so that disappointment won't come easy on us.

This is the way life is designed you will always find people who have achieved more than what you have achieved in life and those who are looking up to you it doesn't change who you are you should never try to be like them or dislike them because you can not be better than everyone and no need to think about it much just do your things and let others do there's. Life has different phases you can be better than how you see yourself if you work with others who are looking up to you when you help them you equally help your self to get going and get better at what you are doing.

It's very true.
There is always someone who's better than us. That's why instead of competing with the others, just go on with your phase.
Don't fake your feelings on it but just be a grateful guy of whatever you have, achievements or success or anything.

It's human nature to compare but the problem arises when we assume that our worth depends on someone else's results and the truth is there will always be someone ahead of us and someone behind us. This is very natural, I think it's most calming when we realize that everyone's path is different. Someone's success is not my failure and my success is not someone else's threat, there's more to learn from watching those who are doing well than to burn out and encouraging someone makes you feel lighter inside. So there's no need to feel bad about others but there's no need to avoid them altogether either, you just need to find a balance.

A person that looks at others results is jealous and feels the envy.
Remove envy and jealousy and you'll be having your own success with what you do.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

The mindset of been like others can never be overruled provided human life is concerned, but one really need to be guided and have control while trying to practice anything related to comparison as it's better not to start, because it leads to many damages in human life. Especially when one is ready and willing to do anything at all cost to be like who is comparing or desiring to be like. The world would have been a better place than what it's today, if comparison is not in human nature. Many may said there is positive side but the negative nature is more compared to it's good side. Just as human wants is insatiable, person with comparison will never get satisfied.

[Smartprofit]

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?

Some of my school friends became much more financially successful than me. Moreover, the gap in monthly income with one of my close friends became so large that it even became psychologically difficult for me to communicate with him. We initially had equal starting opportunities. However, later he began to significantly surpass me in both social status and financial well-being... And at the same time, I realized that I would likely never achieve his level of success.

As a result, I stopped communicating with this person. Was this the right decision? It's hard to say... One thing is certain. Psychological comfort is very important for everyone. And everyone should follow their own path in life.

I am against competing with others. In my opinion, you should compete with yourself yesterday. I strive to be better today than I was yesterday. I don't seek inspiration from other people's stories. I am inspired by my own dreams and desires! They are what motivate me to improve my financial well-being.💰

[Fiasem20]

It would be more better if a person doesn't fake he's lifestyle just to impress others.Be your real self, personally I don't fake my lifestyle to impress anyone, I'm contented with what I have,what exactly would I gain for doing that?I prefer being my true self.There's a different of being inspired by someone's identity and faking your identity just to be like someone.If your inspired by someone's identity,it would be more better to work in achieving your desired goals.Don't envy people doing financially well rather pray for your own time.And work smart in achieving your own time that has been destined.So I would say don't fake it till you make it rather always appear true as your work towards your goals with determination.

[AYOBA]

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.

It’s not good to compare ourselves with those that we see their better than us. We only see some people that their doing better than us and whereby if we we know the kind problem that some of them are facing every daily basic we regret compare our self with them, some are actually more comfortable with the financial but the more their earnings that how their problems increase.

And if we come to financial economically some that are managing are more economically than those that we see their doing better in their life. Why is because since they earn once a while they not like to spend their money anyhow; they will make sure they spend it wisely with calculation.