Imposter Syndrome is a Good Thing - Embrace It!

Have you ever come up with a life-changing idea only to talk yourself out of it within 10 minutes? It's almost painful to articulate an idea verbally or even worse to another person because right away that uncomfortable feeling creeps in, and you start to minimize your dream or even discard it out of fear. Nine times out of ten, it's because you would feel uncomfortable becoming the person you had to be in order to live that dream. What you fear is imposter syndrome. 

All of us, including myself, have experienced it. We stop ourselves from getting in the game because we feel we don't belong in "that crowd" or pretending to be "that" person. We convince ourselves that we are being authentic or not selling out when in fact these just become excuses why we refuse to grow. 

So many of us want to succeed doing what we love but we fear we don't have the God-given talent, the family lineage, or the support to do something we don't feel comfortable doing.  But that is precisely what you must embrace. You have to go out on that ledge or put on that suit of armor to become an even greater person because this uncomfortable space is where you grow. You may not have the skills or even the confidence at that very moment, but choosing to be there and to fight on is where you grow. Don't overthink it. Don't be too intelligent or educated to talk yourself out of it. Because I promise you that someone with less talent and less intelligence who doesn't have that inner voice will take that chance and succeed where you gave up. 

It isn't about your credentials in the end; it comes down to how persistent you are in your quest. Succeed where others have failed and don't give up. It's as simple as that. If you ever stop feeling imposter syndrome, you probably aren't growing, and you've made enough excuses to keep you where you are. There are only two positions you can have in business - you are either growing or you are dying. Stagnation is a dying position and in my opinion, something way worse than feeling "uncomfortable." 

Be brave. Do something that is just outside your reach. Challenge yourself because the person you will become in the process won't be an imposter at all. You'll be the person you knew, deep down, you could be. I wish you all the very best in your lives and in your businesses.

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