The Impostor Syndrome Files

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we look at the ways in which our interpretations of others and their intentions undermines our self-worth. Our guest, Cece Heart, shares her powerful strategy, which she describes as playful learning, for clarifying others’ intentions and avoiding assumptions that lead to self-doubt.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestCece is an Inspiration Activator AKA Sorceress! She conjures up a wide range of modalities to lift spirits and activate your body, mind and spirit including delicious plant-based, organic food (magic) (let food be thy medicine!). She shares her personal experience through raw, unfiltered stories as a writer (wild storyteller) and writes about everything in her life, from travel to inspirational self-help blogs. She's an energetic intuitive and has a passion for the health and wellness realm and pulls from effective strategies to fill your life with love and inner bliss! She also is part of a very dynamic environmental tech company that's motivating users to save the planet as a Wellness Adviser and Partnerships Coordinator AKA Community Catalyzer!

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we discuss the ways in which education can both help us build our confidence as well as become a trap. Our guest shares her personal experience of returning to school and how her motivation for doing so helped her to strengthen her confidence.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestMaeve O’Byrne is an entrepreneur, coach, mentor coach and facilitator.  She is passionate about helping women through change, both in their personal life and in their careers.  She is particularly interested in how we adapt to the gift of time that our parents didn’t have, and determined to alter the perception of ageism and change the conversation of age from negative to positive.Born in the UK to Irish parents Maeve is one of six siblings brought up between Wales and the Middle East.  She became independent at 10, and never, except for vacations, again lived with her family, moving from Boarding School in Wales to  Switzerland, and then Ireland.She worked in the non-profit sector, initially in Dublin, Ireland and then in Canada, settling on Vancouver Island where she was the President & CEO of the Hospital Foundation.   Since 2016 she has forged a new career as a coach, consultant and speaker – promoting her unique thoughts and ideas further in the greater world. She has spoken on Non-profit management;  Succession Planning; Unconscious & Implicit Bias, Learnings from working within Indigenous Agencies; The Third Act, Retirement or Transition and in the Fall she will co-present at the International Coach Federation’s (ICF)  ‘Converge’ Conference in Prague ‘Developing Resilient Coaching programs for Social Change’.   Her new presentation - Selfish Vs Selfless – why being selfish can make you a better person, challenges the common perception that being selfish does not always have to be a negative trait.A Reiki Master, Maeve has a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, is a Certified Executive Coach, and a PCC accredited coach through the ICF.  She is also a certified mentor coach through L-Con Global, received her level 101 & 202 Transactional Analysis certificates, and is a LEADS 360 debrief and performance planning coach through the Canadian Council of Health Leaders. She also studied Fashion Design at Vancouver Community College.“When I don’t listen to my inner voice, I get in trouble!  My mind is constantly going and I like to challenge perceptions and assumptions about life and people.  I want to understand the journey and stories that brought them to where they are today and persuade them to think more deeply and creatively about what they do and think”.When not working, Maeve plays with fiber, loves long walks, goes to yoga classes, and visits her sons, and various siblings around the world.

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we discuss the way Impostor Syndrome distorts our thinking and makes us believe things about ourselves that aren’t true. Our guest bravely shares her story of how Impostor Syndrome derailed her career plans and the ways in which she’s actively working to find peace with her decisions.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the effects of trying to prove ourselves when we don’t feel that we have the “right” credentials or the traditional educational background associated with our career paths.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode, we start with a look at the power of silence – something many of us fear. We also explore the importance of bravery and how it affects our confidence. Our guest, Nicole Trick Steinbach shares her personal journey, as well as the ways in which she helps others through the power of silence and bravery.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestNicole Trick Steinbach is a global career coach and change management consultant. She is known for inspiring change through deep connections, brave insights, and radical responsibility. She’s worked in over 25 countries and lived in Europe for over 13 years before the mountains of Colorado called her name.Nicole’s coaching includes building the skill of bravery so that her clients create the careers of their biggest dreams. Her clients have lived in over 30 countries and have accomplished goals are varied as accepting executive positions, doubling their income, breaking six figures before 30, relocating globally, and the power to step into dreams that were hidden for so many years.

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we discuss the power of finding the right work environment for your needs. Our guest, Lori Kahn, shares how her transition to another part of her company strengthened her confidence and allowed her to better realize her value.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestLori Kahn is a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space where she has supported a variety of advanced technical programs for 20+ years.  She has a BA from Smith College in Physics/Astronomy, an MSc from Arizona State University in Physics and a certificate from Stanford University in Spacecraft Design and Operation Proficiency.Lori is passionate about supporting women succeed in engineering and their inclusion at work.  Engaged with her company’s Women’s Impact Network (WIN), she founded a Lean In Circle in 2013 and later led Space WIN improving shared knowledge and resources amongst the sites.  Lori now serves as Corporate WIN co-chair overseeing all business area WIN leads improving communication and collaboration.Lori is also a mentor in various STEM organizations including FIRST Robotics, Society of Women Engineers, TechWomen and Technovation.  Lori also enjoys traveling, exercising and spending time with her husband and two sons (12 and 16).

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the power of knowing your triggers. Our guest, Tara, shares how understanding her triggers of shame and self-doubt, and recognizing that her feelings are not truths, have empowered her to manage Impostor Syndrome more effectively.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we get real about self-doubt and the ways in which it undermines our value and causes us to second guess our legitimacy. Our guest, Courtney Pare, shares her personal story and reveals how leaning into vulnerability has empowered her to support others while also building her own confidence.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestDr. Courtney Paré is a licensed naturopathic doctor and holistic anxiety & relationship coach.  She helps clients live in alignment with their authentic selves by creating a shift in their relationship with fear, doubt and shame.After 10 years specializing in mental health and trauma work, Courtney’s passion is to support women in shedding old stories and habits that don’t serve their highest calling. Through one to one coaching, group sessions, and speaking engagements, Courtney coaches clients to embrace their innate strengths, gifts and value. She equips women with the tools and support necessary to speak up from a place of wholeheartedness in all relationships and create a life, and career, they most deeply desire and deserve. You can learn more about Courtney and her work at www.nhsvirginia.com, follow her on Instagram @dr_courtney_pare or email her at drcourtneypare@gmail.com

In one of my favorite episodes of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the importance of translating our self-doubt into action. Our guest shares her personal experience as a generally confident leader who continues to bump up against Impostor Syndrome when facing new challenges and the inspiring ways she manages it.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode, we look at the ways in which our constant need for expertise holds us back. In our quest to know as much as possible, we lose sight of the wisdom we already have. Our guest, Deb Doroni, shares her own experience stemming from her years as a healthcare executive, as well as the ways in which she coaches others to connect with their purpose and trust themselves.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestDebra Doroni is a leadership advisor and certified and International Coach Federation accredited executive and leadership coach whose mission is to engage leaders at all levels to fulfill their greatness in their professional and personal lives. She brings to her coaching more than 25 years experience as an executive, having held strategic and operational leadership roles in large and small physician practice, academic hospital and for-profit healthcare settings.She holds a BA in Biology from the College of the Holy Cross and an MBA in Finance from Boston College. She completed her coach training at the Gestalt International Study Center. Debra is currently pursuing a Doctor of Psychology in Leadership Psychology from William James College.Debra serves as the exclusive Executive Coach for the Boston College Woods College of Advancing Studies Master of Healthcare Administration Program and was selected for the coaching panels of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Service and the American College of Healthcare Executives.Having been compelled in the aftermath of cancer treatment to transform her own professional and personal life, Debra has a particular interest in working with leaders whose professional identity has been impacted by injury or disease and those facing burnout in their professional or personal lives.