Dealing With Imposter Syndrome

@ the Brunny, 2006, with one of my favourite guys. I had a bit more hair then.

“Go ask that girl out,” my friend said to me one night in a bar in undergrad. I was scared. You see, I had only been on a couple dates. 

What if she said no? I thought.

Or worse - what if she said yes? 

I had no clue what to do! Far easier to accept being rejected than to succeed and fail when the stakes were higher.

Fast forward to my law career.

I was aiming for my targets. Not above them, but to try to hit them exactly. You see, I wanted to work hard and do well, and I also wanted to enjoy life. But I was constantly looking over my shoulder, asking myself “is this… okay?” Will I be found out?

I felt like an impostor. 

You see, impostor syndrome can show up in a lot of different aspects of our lives. We can all feel like we don’t belong in certain situations, whether they be in our dating lives or in our workplace. Know that it’s normal.

• When you’ve just been promoted and you think “I have no clue what to do,” that’s normal. 

• When you go on a date with a beautiful new woman and you think “she’s outta my league,” that’s normal.

• When you’re looking up at a monster of a task and you think “I don’t know if I can do this,” that’s normal.

Imposter syndrome is not only normal, it can be helpful. What is it trying to tell you? 

Join us this week to discuss.

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