Comments on: The Danger of Faking It Till You Make It

By: Steve Miller

Steve Miller — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:40:25 +0000

Jennifer,

Great post! When professor Stanley studied first generation millionaires, he found them to be Amazingly frugal. They consistently chose the accumulation of wealth (or the success of their business) over the appearance of wealth. They drove normal cars, lived in normal neighborhoods, etc.

But in his study, he asked about their present lifestyle. I wish he’d go back and ask about their lifestyle when they first began their businesses. If they’re frugal today, I’d assume that they were even more frugal when they started out.

By: Sharman

Sharman — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:55:24 +0000

Love your article. Your story explains in simple detail why it is so important to be who you are, where you are. Faking it until you make it caused pain, embarrassment, and sorrow. At the end the outcomes are not worth it.

By: one of a kind

one of a kind — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:46:22 +0000

Im a staight guy, and I can tell you alot about Cosmo, Vera Bradley, Coach, and Finger nail styles/types….but again, to me the decision is professional, cleanliness, and well carried vs. designers, labels, and car payments.

By: Stephan

Stephan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:08:34 +0000

This would seem to be a very logical post, but I bet there are thousands of people who do the exact wrong thing. I dont even understand how people can think its a good thing to play the part of being rich. Most people in power will figure out that your not, and then you will be seen as nothing more than an actor. Its a great post though, dont pretend to be someone your not and focus on the things you do well.

By: BlackDiamond

BlackDiamond — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:15:39 +0000

Good article. I agree. If people look clean, groomed and presentable, I don’t see what the big deal is about owning name brand stuff. I couldn’t tell a Prada bag from a bag bought at Wal Mart if you paid me to. And if the woman was doing business with men, honestly, what man is going to recognize designers of womens clothing?

By: Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:07:16 +0000

I love this article. I also take this a step further – as long as you’re clean and presentable I don’t think anyone should judge you by your clothes. I work in a very casual environment, we get to wear jeans and tshirts, but our phone manner has to be very professional. We have clients in many different sectors – everything from legal to financial to entertainment. We ARE professional and clients compliment us on this on every quarterly survey. Yet, when we have a client visit our site, we have to dress up to “prove” our professionalism. I hate, hate, hate this attitude. We have already proven our professionalism.

People need to break out of that old-fashioned, narrow minded perception that appearance is more important than previous actions.