PODCAST EPISODE № 37

Imposter Syndrome

by Anita Charlot

Listen to Imposter Syndrome:

So many of my clients initially suffered from imposter syndrome just like you. You know who you are, what you have to offer, how hard you work to get where you are, yet you still doubt your abilities and your worth.

I’m not exempt by any means.

Imposter syndrome for me may as well have been like an outfit that I wore for a photoshoot last summer. I walked around with the dreaded imposter syndrome playing over and over in my mind. I had constant thoughts, wondering if people could read me like you could read the words on my outfit in that photoshoot. And in some cases, they could!

Not feeling confident enough in my abilities, in my value, often made me respond to situations from a place of fear that I will be found out when honestly, I was the smartest person in the room.

I know that I’m not the only one that has experienced this. I’m sure you have too.

Join me in today’s episode, where I give you three ways that you can do to help shift your mindset and begin to build your confidence.

See you inside the episode.

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What You Learn:

If you find yourself suffering from Imposter Syndrome, you are not alone!
Why your disbelief in yourself could be damaging to you and your business
Three tips on how to combat imposter syndrome
How to retrain your negative thoughts into positive ones

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Episode Transcript

Hello, beautiful.

I really want you to tune in today. I want you to hear what I am trying to tell you and I want you to practice the things that I share with you today to help raise your confidence so that you stop suffering from imposter syndrome and worrying about what other women or men are thinking of you.

Women at the height of their careers, especially as leaders, suffer from this disease as well.

They think they are hiding it but it shows. Your team sees it, your counterpart sees it, and it’s not a good look for you.

So how do you handle it? The fear?

How do you grow past playing small shrinking your accomplishments and dimming your life? How do you stop showing up and acting up because of your insecurities?

Well, today I’m going to share with you a few ways you can try on your own to help shift your mindset and begin building your confidence.

Number one, make a list of all of your accomplishments and why each one of them makes you proud.

Number two, place that list where you can see it often in your office: somewhere on your desk, on your phone or your iPad. You can even put it on post it in the bathroom on the mirror so that you give yourself the push and the support that you need before you even get your day started.

And number three, every time you find yourself doubting that you are the best person to do what you have been called to do, read these things once to yourself, then again, and then read them out loud. Repetition helps us not to only remember, but also allows us to internalize what we repeat.

Instead of internalizing negative thoughts about yourself, why not reprogram your negative self-talk to something more useful?

You are what you think. Why not think of yourself as a woman with a long list of accomplishments, both in and out of the office?

How about looking at yourself as a woman who deserves to be where she is, that has rightfully earned her spot, and is a badass at what she does?

Hold your head up, speak up in meetings, never let anyone else’s opinion of you or what you think they think of you keep you from being the dynamic leader that you are.

Look at how you are showing up, ask for feedback, then get to work.

Imposter, me? No way.

I may not be for everyone, but those that I am here to serve will not only see the value but they will be transformed by having worked with me. Period.

You can possibly have lived through, grown through, and persevere through all that you have and not be good at what you do.

So, sweetheart, I know you are so much more than what you are giving yourself credit for, and if you need help growing through the imposter syndrome, just inbox me. I’d be happy to work with you.

Until next time…