Is Imposter Syndrome a Threat to Your Business?

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"I don't know if I would say like imposter syndrome itself could be, but maybe if you're able to look at this situation differently, it could be," he says. "You have to put a spin on it and trying to see like the situation as an opportunity instead of like this scary thing." He adds that there are times when people feel genuinely out of their depth or irrationality is important in dealing with these situations. 'The exposure part that's really nasty that really can get stuck in your stomach in a way that turns over'

Do you listen to this podcast because you're pretty sure that you're a professional fraud, and you're hoping-hoping-hoping that you will absorb enough knowledge to stay ahead of being exposed as such? Well, stop that negative self-talk! Impostor syndrome is a very real thing, and we've devoted a whole show to digging into it! Julie Hoyer and Val Kroll joined Moe on this International Women's Day episode to discuss the topic. It turns out that there has been a lot of research in the area, there ARE techniques for battling it, and it IS useful to hear how common it is! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.