Overcoming Imposter Syndrome No Matter What Stage You Are In Your Life (#045)
In this episode, Sean and James dig into imposter syndrome and how it shows up in their lives. It's something we all have to deal with no matter what stage you're in.
They talk about sports stars and businessmen who went through imposter syndrome and what they did to get out of it.
Listen to this episode to learn how you can deal with imposter syndrome and stop it from hindering your own success.
Key Takeaways:
- If you have only known success without the struggles and failures, will you enjoy it? Will you truly know what it feels like?
- Stop comparing yourself with others because circumstances are different.
- A big part of failure is how you can get out of it. It's a mental challenge to go through failure, to recover and continue doing the work.
Episode Quotes:
James on imposter syndrome
"Everyone goes through this. No matter where you are in your career, there comes a point where you kind of wonder, ‘Am I even doing this right? Am I even successful? Am I good at this job? Am I good at this hobby?’ It can sneak up on you in any way. Whether you're a founder, or even just an employee somewhere working on your own thing. There's always that moment in time where you begin to have self-doubt."
Sean on why imposter syndrome is not a bad thing
“It's not necessarily a bad thing to feel imposter syndrome. You have to be comparing yourself to somebody. The comparison in the beginning is helpful because then it helps you create a benchmark or a goal or whatnot, to say, ‘Oh, this is where I would like to be.’ But I think where it becomes destructive is when we become obsessed about comparing ourselves to that person versus comparing to ourselves like, ‘How am I benchmarking myself towards my personal path, my personal growth?’ And I think maybe the reason it's harder now, when I think about it, is it's much easier to look at somebody else and benchmark, than to benchmark yourself. It's really hard to see yourself and see change.”
