From the course: Coping with Impostor Syndrome to Build Career Confidence
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The courage to keep going
From the course: Coping with Impostor Syndrome to Build Career Confidence
The courage to keep going
- If you're dealing with feelings of imposterism, know that you're not alone. This universal experience is widespread and especially common among high achievers. So as you continue to take your career to new heights, you're going to find that growth happens outside of your comfort zone. Leveling up and learning means being consistently faced with new challenges. And no one handles every single challenge perfectly every time, even Beyonce herself once said, "If everything was perfect, "you would never learn and you would never grow." So the next time you make a mistake at work, you've got an important story to explain to yourself, why did you mess up? Will you blame your innate lack of skills and talents and shy away from ever taking risks again in the future? Or will you analyze the mistake? Consider external environmental factors at play and make a plan for doing better next time. If you could remind yourself to…