From the course: The Cure for Impostor Syndrome

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Accept that you're in a learning curve

Accept that you're in a learning curve

From the course: The Cure for Impostor Syndrome

Accept that you're in a learning curve

- [Interviewer] Just to make this really real and resonant and connected for people, could we hear some kind of recurring words and phrases internally that impostors say to themselves all the time? And so we could maybe recognize ourselves within that? - [Interviewee] Well, I think clearly there's that, I'm going to be found out, but I'm in over my head. I don't know what I'm doing. Everyone else is smarter than me. If I was really competent, I wouldn't need any help. If I was really competent, I'd feel confident. I mean, it's interesting, like the fact that you even struggle with impostor feelings or confidence, in the mind of the person who feels like an impostor, just kind of proves that they must be an impostor because if I was really competent, I wouldn't feel this way. - [Interviewer] Mhm, certainly, yeah. - [Interviewee] I should know 150%. This shouldn't be this hard. If I was really competent, I should be able…

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