Fake It Till You MAKE It? How To Build Confidence For Men | RMRS

About this video

Centeno addresses whether men should ‘fake it until you make it’ or simply ‘be yourself,’ arguing that neither approach is ideal. Instead, Centeno recommends becoming a narrow subject expert through focused study and deliberate self-development, while cautioning that most people conflate ‘being yourself’ with laziness rather than genuine self-knowledge.

Key takeaways

• Centeno argues against ‘faking it until you make it’ because you can become a genuine expert by narrowly focusing on a subject—he recommends reading three books to know more than 95% of people on that topic
• Centeno contends that ‘being yourself’ often means being lazy; true self-knowledge requires deliberate thinking, critical reflection, and asking ‘why’ repeatedly to understand your values and motivations
• Centeno emphasizes that you don’t find yourself passively—you build yourself through experience, study, and intentional choices about who you want to become

Episode details: published April 22, 2015 · 22K views · 7:18 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Antonio Centeno’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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