Here's Why 'Acting As If' is the Most Important Skill You Can Learn
Frank never went to flight school.
Frank never went to medical school.
Frank never went to law school.
Frank never went to university.
And yet, from the age of 15-21, teenage impostor and con artist, Frank William Abignale Jr. worked as a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, and a professor.
No one ever questioned him or suspected him to be a fraud.
He just seemed like he was supposed to be there. He believed he was.
He was eventually caught, and after he was released from prison, he used his expertise to help the FBI catch other criminals, and he is now one of the world's most respected authorities on embezzlement and cheque fraud.
(If you haven't seen the movie based on his life, I highly recommend it).
The part that interests me the most isn't the crime – it's how at such a young age, he was able to convince everyone around him that he was these extraordinary things.
He took on the identity of the person he wanted to be.
If we put the crime aside for one moment, we can see that getting what we want in life is really about ONE thing.
Acting as if.
To get what you want, you have to BE the person you want to be – right now – by acting as if you already are that person.
When Frank was asked how he was able to get away with teaching as a Professor of Sociology at BYU (at sixteen!), he simply said "All I had to do was read one chapter ahead in the book."
IF HE CAN ACT AS IF HE IS A LAWYER AND A PILOT AND A PROFESSOR AND A DOCTOR, YOU CAN ACT AS IF YOU ARE THE NEXT LEVEL VERSION OF YOU.
Who do you need to BE to create the result you want in your life?
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