Acting “As If”

[Jenifer Madson]

(An excerpt from the book “A FINANCIAL MINUTE” by Jenifer Madson)

In the hit television show, “The Apprentice”, people line up by the thousands for a shot at working for Donald Trump. Confidence gets them on the show; confidence plus skill keeps them there. Confidence, plus skill, plus a little luck determines the ultimate winner. Their confidence comes from behaving as if they’ve already won. Even when they don’t walk away with the ultimate prize, many have capitalized on that confidence to get other professional positions or used it to make a great living speaking about their experiences. Without the ability to appear worthy of the role in the first place, where do you think they’d be?

Acting “as if” is about learning to carry yourself with poise into financial situations by modeling examples of financial success: literally learning how to hold your head up in pursuit of your dreams. It doesn’t mean acting like you suddenly have all the answers. It means projecting the self-assurance that you either know the answers or know you can get them.

Take A Minute:
Identify three people in your life who set an example of financial success to which you aspire.

Make A Minute:
Ask each of them for two beliefs or actions that make them financially successful. Choose at least one of those actions from each person to model in your life.

You’re worth whatever measures of financial success you want, so find your financial role models, copy their behavior until you develop your own, and pay it forward wherever you can!