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Imposter syndrome.
The fear that you'll be "found out."
That you're not really the expert you say you are.
That you're a phony. A fraud.
It doesn't matter how successful you are.
Money, accolades, awards - they don't quiet that relentless Inner Mean Girl inside your head.
In fact, the more successful you are, the louder that voice becomes.
"I'm REALLY not this good," you tell yourself.
The stakes become even higher because now you LOOK like a big shot when you're really just small potatoes pretending to be someone important.
Or so you tell yourself.
The secret to overcoming imposter syndrome isn't drowning out that voice with endless affirmations. Your Inner Mean Girl just screams louder because, deep down, you don't really BELIEVE what you're saying.
The secret is to own your worth. To love and accept every bit of yourself - even the parts that aren't fit to print in your bio.
It takes a little work, but it's totally worth it.
It takes letting go of the emotional baggage that makes you feel Not Good Enough.
It takes seeing the root causes of your insecurity - where you picked up the lies you've come to believe about yourself, and replacing them with the truth.
It takes honesty. Reflection. Healing.
Being so comfortable with yourself that you can show your "flaws," your failures, the things you're not proud of.
That's the heart of authenticity. And the antidote to imposter syndrome.
