Fake It Till You Make It Or Feel It Till You Make It

One of my sister’s friends’ colleague Anita, submitted her resignation recently, since she had found another job. Whilst she was serving her notice period, she still kept hoping that she would be asked to stay in her current organization. She was almost nearing the end of her notice period when my sister’s friend asked Anita why she wanted to stay back. Anita did not have any job in hand. She had pulled a fast one since she believed in doing so, she would get a salary hike with her current company. You have probably heard of “Fake it till you Make it” ever so often. I have always wondered about this statement. Do you fake →your values, authenticity, talents and skills? →your job, salary, what you can afford? →your emotions, compliments and the way you articulate? →who you are? Fake it till you make it or become it seems to be losing its essence in the way people are using it. I have always understood “Fake it Till You Make it” as, to get over your negative self talk, to believe in yourself, to achieve your dreams and not have your inner critique take over. From when did it become not being authentic, or being a hypocrite or