From the course: Coping with Impostor Syndrome to Build Career Confidence
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Embrace strategic risk-taking
From the course: Coping with Impostor Syndrome to Build Career Confidence
Embrace strategic risk-taking
- Anytime you're taking on new risks in your career, it's perfectly normal to feel a sense of imposter phenomenon. So how can we quit playing small, and find the courage to move forward in taking strategic risks despite the fear we might feel? Like when you're throwing your hat into the ring for a new promotion, asking for a raise, applying for a job that you might not feel 100% qualified for, or simply daring to start something new. I encourage you to embrace calculated risk-taking as part of the learning, growth, and career advancement process. One way to get more comfortable with risk taking is to really get your mindset right. Researcher Carol Dweck famously identified that there are two primary mindsets that people tend to have: A growth or a fixed mindset. In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like intelligence and talent, are simply fixed traits. In a growth mindset, people believe that…
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