Catch Me If You Can: The Unfair Advantage of Overconfidence
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Published 2020-03-14
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In this video I explore Catch me if you Can the movie that tells the story of Frank Abagnale and his five years of impersonating a lawyer, doctor, pilot and higschool teacher, while also forging and cashing in millions of dollars in checks. Frank’s story turned out to be an inspirational one as he redeemed himself and also turned out to be incredibly talented. In this video I discuss what I consider his strongest attribute, confidence. I discuss how confidence and overconfidence can help you achieve success, make money and get rich. How it is often seen in a negative way but how confidence and ego can actually be a positive.
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All Comments (21)
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Basically he put all his skill points into charisma and luck
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Don’t forget he had the intelligence to back it up. “I studied for the bar exam for 2 weeks and then I passed” clearly he was also insanely smart.
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“To tell a lie requires that one first knows the truth... To bullshit requires no such conviction”
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"I didnt cheat. I studied for 2 weeks and I passed." Fml that hurt me to hear
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More like the Un-fair advantage of looking like Leonardo DiCaprio
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This is what I tell all my friends, I just pretend its gonna work out and that I can do something and I swear it works most of the time
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I think the point is to use this kind of confidence for good; temperately. And constantly be observant and learn. In these cases we are mistaking ego for competence. The truth is, Frank was competent, eager to acquire new skills and knowledge.
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I am a full believer in fake it till you make it. I've faked confidence for so long and am now far more confident than I used to be
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As they say. "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have."
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It's like the line from the end of megamind Megamind - "Oh your a villan, just not a super one" Titan - "what's the difference?" Megamind - "Presentation!"
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The tragic thing is, he's still just a broken kid behind the convincing facade.
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Overconfidence, aka Charisma 100
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All of my big career moves came as a result of faking my CV. The weird thing is, once you start doing something, you become an expert. There are so many jobs out there that nearly anyone could do, if they were only given a chance. But since no one gives you a chance, the only way in is to fake it.
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One of my favorite movies. Great vid :)
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People seek out affirmation so they can remain comfortable. People who lack confidence are often drawn to literature that talks about the virtue of controlling their ego because this isn't something they have a problem with. While it is true that controlling ego can be beneficial, the person who lacks self confidence needs to first focus on building an ego at all, before they should worry about over-correcting.
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The unfair advantage of looking like prime Leo
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I seemed to lose confidence over the years, which may seem illogical. I was overconfident at 18, being unaware of my shortcomings. Getting knowledge, experience and skill I kept realizing how much more I have to learn. I have been humbled a couple of times down the road. I guess one has to get to the point where they accept all about themselves, know their worth but also stay modest and grateful.
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Over-confidence is a mans equivalent to a women’s looks.
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I actually inadvertently did something of a similar vein when I expressed so much casual confidence that people would start asking me for help on things I couldn't do. It wasn't even bragging, I would tell them I had no clue what was going on and they'd still ask for my assistance.
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I once had a boost of overconfidence during my job interview and I got it even though I must have been the worst for the job. :D Anyway I got fired two months later.
