{"id":1236,"date":"2010-07-26T06:10:08","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T14:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:21","slug":"act-as-if-you-have-what-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/26\/act-as-if-you-have-what-you-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Act As If You Have What You Want"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/26\/act-as-if-you-have-what-you-want\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F07%2F26%2Fact-as-if-you-have-what-you-want%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>As someone who was born painfully shy, with little self-esteem, I made friends with the \u201cact as if\u201d method (also known as \u201cfake it \u2018till you make it\u201d) in high school. I went from a quiet sophomore to a confident, wildly-dressed junior, all thanks to my drama club and one very empowering exercise.<\/p>\n<p>See, my drama teacher didn\u2019t call it \u201cacting as if.\u201d But for a variety of circumstances, we had to write our own play that year, and it was based on characters that we all created one day. She had simply said, \u201cChoose a character that\u2019s a complete stretch for you \u2014 someone so far removed from yourself that you\u2019ll have a tough time playing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What she didn\u2019t tell us was that we <em>would<\/em> be playing that character in the school play, not just for that day\u2019s club meeting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I chose a punk rocker, and they brought in a real punker to make sure my makeup and hair was authentic. She put me in extensive black eye makeup, black lip liner around bright red lips, and a pink faux-hawk. When I saw the girl in the mirror \u2014 the one that looked nothing like me \u2014 I was almost instantly transformed.<\/p>\n<p>While in costume I met a guy who would become a good friend, and he showed me that I could access that confidence anytime. Suddenly I was spiking and bleaching my hair, wearing tight jeans and spiked belts. I wasn\u2019t dressing like a punk anymore, but I was a full-out new waver (this was in the \u201880s, as you might be able to tell).<\/p>\n<p>So I acted as if I was a confident, trendy chick instead of a shy, awkward mouse, and became that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Henstridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1237\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px; float: left;\" title=\"Henstridge\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Henstridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a>Since then I\u2019ve acted as if to become a professional model and actor, then a TV show host, then a freelance writer, and then a radio reporter and news anchor (here I am interviewing movie actress <strong>Natasha Henstridge<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t see the problem. Just visualize and act as if you had the solution, and you will conquer any problem. And you\u2019ll be able to recreate yourself in the lifestyle that up until now you may have thought was impossible; but very quickly you\u2019ll see that it is very possible, and it will come falling right on your lap,\u201d says Dr. Gary Brodsky, creator of the <a href=\"http:\/\/actasifway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Act As If Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The key is that if your subconscious mind believes you\u2019re already a certain type of person, you\u2019ll start to become it for real.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to try the method for yourself, here\u2019s <strong>my simple three-step process<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">1.<\/span> Look the part<\/strong>. I like to start with a visual transformation, because if you just try to \u201cact as if\u201d without changing how you look, you\u2019ll catch sight of yourself in a mirror and realize that you\u2019re not who you\u2019re pretending to be. You\u2019ll feel like a fraud instead of someone on the cusp of an amazing change for the better.<\/p>\n<p>So ask yourself how the person you want to be dresses. Does he wear a business suit, or a track suit? Does she wear a cocktail dress and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stilettohighheel.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stiletto<\/a> heels, or shorts and sneakers?<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have access to a hair and makeup artist as I did the first time, a favorite trick of mine is to buy a wig. I have several that have allowed me to be a sultry brunette or a bubbly blonde any time I like.<\/p>\n<p>The picture shown is me on Halloween several years ago, dressed as Marilyn Monroe, <a href=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/p121s034HeatherValeMoeBerg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1239\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px; float: right;\" title=\"p121s034HeatherValeMoeBerg\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/p121s034HeatherValeMoeBerg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a>and hanging out with Moe Berg, lead singer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tpoh.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pursuit of Happiness<\/a>. Despite the American-inspired name, I\u2019m not sure how popular they were in the U.S., but they were superstars in Canada with a huge hit, \u201cI\u2019m an Adult Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve tried going all out with <a href=\"http:\/\/besthumanhairwigs.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wigs<\/a> a few times, you can settle into your own hair\u2026 just cut it or dye it if it makes you feel more like the new you. The idea is to stretch at first, and then make it all about you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">2.<\/span> Talk the part<\/strong>. There\u2019s no point looking different than you are now if you\u2019re just going to talk the same way, or not talk at all. When I began looking trendy, I learned who the hot bands were, and I talked to other students enthusiastically about them, their music, concerts I wanted to attend, and more. If you\u2019re going for a new career, learn the vernacular and trends, and study up on what others in the field talk about. This allows you to connect with the people you want to associate with, and actually be on their level.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">3. <\/span>Feel the part<\/strong>. Feelings are the key to manifestation, but I find it\u2019s often best to ease into them by starting with the above two steps. Now that you look and sound like the person you want to be, it\u2019s much easier to feel as if you are them. Keep it up for a few weeks, or a few months, and suddenly you\u2019ll find that you no longer have to act as if\u2026 because you already are that new and improved you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping Your Success!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who was born painfully shy, with little self-esteem, I made friends with the \u201cact as if\u201d method (also known as \u201cfake it \u2018till you make it\u201d) in high school. I went from a quiet sophomore to a confident, wildly-dressed junior, all thanks to my drama club and one very empowering exercise. 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