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The Facts About Imposter Syndrome Will Surprise You!
Feeling like a fake? Do it anyway…
I’ll never forget the day I sat at my desk, my finger hovering over the mouse. I was about to hit publish on my new business blog site. I had spent months planning everything out.
But I was hesitating…
I had retired from my day job and pivoted into a passion project: to coach women through midlife transitions and help them find their self-identities and renewed purposes for their next chapters in life.
I had leadership and mentoring experience, plenty of personal reinventions under my belt, and a deep desire to guide women to success.
Right before I clicked that button, a wave of panic hit my chest.
A nagging little voice in the back of my mind whispered,
“Who do you think you are? You can’t do this. You’re not a real business owner. Everyone is going to see you have no clue what you’re doing.”
I almost closed my laptop and walked away.
That was not my first brush with imposter syndrome, but it was my deepest. It feels terrible, and it’s the main mental gatekeeper that tries to block us when we want to start a new career or creative venture in our 50’s and beyond.
