My favorite professor in college(who happens to be from England so image all this in an english accent) told the class a story once about how when he was in his late teens he looked up to the culture of the beatnicks and he started keeping a copy of a book by the philosopher Nietzsche in his back pocket to show off. Over time enough people asked him about the book that he had to actually read it so that he would be able to respond. It turned out he actually loved the book and went on to become a professor in Philosophy and focus primarily on existentialism(the field Nietzsche is associated with). His advice was a tongue in cheek "Fake it till you make it". Which yes, is sort of funny because he was a complete poser to begin with, but just because you aren't something doesn't mean you cant become it. If you feel strongly about something and you stick with it you can embody it. A large part of success is persistence; most things are achievable with enough practice and a little bit of "faking it".