2. Fake it `til you make it.

If they want a duck, walk like one, talk like one, they will think you are one, and soon you will be one. Have you ever told a lie so well that even you believed it was true?

Some people that you have encountered, who seemed to exude confidence, may have been complete frauds, but probably not for very long.

Inevitably if you pretend to be something for long enough, you will become it. Others tend to be drawn to those who are confident so in faking it, you give them a chance to see your positive attributes and gain their acceptance.