AGL 007: Overcoming Fear, Anxiety, and the Impostor Syndrome

We all are afraid of something.   Being a leader demands bravery. In this episode I talk about getting over FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real). I list and explain these 4 steps for dealing with fear: Play it out. What's the worse that can happen? What's the likelihood of that thing happening? How can you reduce the likelihood of that happening? If the worse happens, how can you recover? We need to understand that everyone deals with fear.  The most successful people just "do it anyway." Getting over the imposter Syndrome.  Check out this article from StartupBros on getting over.  I pulled a few examples from it in this episode. "Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less" - C.S. Lewis Links: Imposter Syndrome Ted Talk 21 Proven Ways To Overcome Impostor Syndrome from StartupBros Notes to a Software Team Leader