From the course: How to Crush Self-Doubt and Build Self-Confidence

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Beat impostor syndrome with a brag sheet

Beat impostor syndrome with a brag sheet

- [Ivan] From there I talked about a letter to yourself and I think this is really important piece. We all will feel self-doubt or it will creep into us when we get a promotion, when we get a new opportunity, or when somebody will criticize us or be really hard on us. And you have to be able to pull out a letter that you've written to yourself at good times. I remember when I became the director of athletics at Ryerson University, this is a university of 40,000 people. I came from Iowa, a university of a thousand people. Oh my goodness, I'm in charge of millions of dollars, I have to manage people, and I remember that whole imposter syndrome kicking in and I read this letter to myself and my letter goes something like this, "Dear Ivan, thanks for choosing the right person to marry, nice job on accomplishing your PhD before you hit 40. You've launched a business with an amazing partner." All these things I wanted to brag to…

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