Imposter Syndrome: Why You’re Not a Fraud (Even if You Feel Like One) - Episode 001
Podcast Episode 001: Imposter Syndrome
Ever started a new job or landed an opportunity and thought, “Any minute now, they’re going to figure out I don’t belong here”? Like you somehow stumbled into success and it's only a matter of time before everyone finds out? That nagging doubt? That’s imposter syndrome.
Listen, if you’ve ever caught yourself wondering, “Am I good enough for this?”—you’re not alone. Spoiler alert: You are good enough. This is your friendly reminder that you’re more ready than you think. It’s time to take up space, own your wins, and stop letting imposter syndrome hold you back. You’ve got this. Don’t worry, the irony isn’t lost on me that imposter syndrome is the very first episode of Jeans with a Blazer. I thought, oh the irony! Kicking off a career and lifestyle podcast with a topic that almost made me give up and quit while I was ahead. It comes full circle, my friends.
In this episode, we’re diving deep into what imposter syndrome really is, how to recognize if you’re actually unqualified or just second-guessing yourself, and—most importantly—how to break free from the self-doubt spiral.
Here’s what you’ll get in this episode
– What imposter syndrome actually is (and what it’s not)
– The 5 types of imposter syndrome—and how to figure out which one you might be dealing with
– How to tell the difference between being unprepared versus feeling like you don’t deserve success
– Actionable tips from a psychologist to help you move past fear and doubt
– Why “fake it till you make it” might not be the best advice—and how to replace it with something way more empowering
– My own career missteps (yep, cringey stories and all) and what they taught me about self-belief
Oh, and I’m also introducing the *Jargon Jar*—where we call out overused corporate buzzwords (this week’s culprit: “Fake it till you make it”).
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have you ever walked into a room
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and maybe it's a new job that you got
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or maybe a really cool opportunity
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and you're in the shiny new office
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and suddenly panic sets in
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and it's because you think about um
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maybe I don't deserve to be here
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and instead of celebrating this huge accomplishment
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you look around and you think
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at any moment someone's gonna figure it out
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and they're gonna call you out on it
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and you're going to feel like a huge fraud immediately
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the fraud police is going to come and take you to fraud
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jail or whatever
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that feeling my friends
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is the very complicated beast that is imposter syndrome
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and in this episode I'm going to break down
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why so many of us experience this phenomenon
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and I'll also share how to tell
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the difference between feeling like a fraud
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and if you're actually unqualified
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and make sure you stick around for the whole episode
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because I talked to several experts about this
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including a psychologist
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and I Learned a lot about imposter syndrome
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and what you can do to break free from that prison
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that is your mind that I'll share with you
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hey there I'm Melody Foes
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your host of jeans with the blazer
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a podcast about rewriting the rules of work and life
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welcome to the first episode of jeans with the blazer
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and how appropriate that this first episode is on
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imposter syndrome first of all
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who do I think I am to have a podcast
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what could I possibly say
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that hasn't already been said a million times before
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maybe you're here because I begged you on social media
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or maybe you're here because I bribed you
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with a giveaway for a free iPad
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how embarrassing for my soul
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okay so all of that
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that was imposter syndrome talking
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so
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imposter syndrome is that crippling fear of self doubt
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in your own achievements
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despite a proven track record of your success
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and according to let me read this so I get this right
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according to research from the Survey
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Center on American Life
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at the American Enterprise Institute yes
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that is a real thing
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one in three workers experience these feelings
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related to imposter syndrome
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although
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I do suspect that that's a lot more than 1 and 3
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because if we think about it
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maybe those other 2/3
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are scared to admit that they have imposter syndrome
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and their imposter syndrome is
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questioning their imposter syndrome
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so it's like imposter syndrome exception
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but okay 1 and 3
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sure so
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all of the thoughts that I shared with you earlier
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about my own self doubts with this podcast
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are thoughts that I have had
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and currently have
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but you know what
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I decided that I'm not gonna let that stop me because
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well 1
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I wouldn't have a podcast episode and 2
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more importantly
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because these feelings of I am not good enough
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or I don't deserve this I believe that
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that shouldn't stop
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anyone from creating something that they believe in
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guys we have such a short
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short time on this planet
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and each of us have our own unique challenges that we
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overcome um
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and it ranges from so many things
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from limited access to the higher education
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socio economic background race gender
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sexual orientation
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there are so many things that we already have in our
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way that just to even have the opportunity
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to try is a huge win um
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and a major privilege already
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so to let something like self doubt
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make you quit while you're ahead or
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or worse quit before you even get started
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no
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the gifts you have are way
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way too important to share with the world
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and the people around you
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and we're not gonna let that happen
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so
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I'm not even trying to be self righteous and say that
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um all this stuff
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I have to say on this podcast is a gift to you
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uh no
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I'm I'm actually gonna get meta for a sec
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because if you're listening to me
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or if you're watching on YouTube
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first of all your time is a gift to me
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so thank you I don't care if I sound like a cheese ball
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but second I'm gonna be super transparent here
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because that's what this podcast is about
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the messy journey
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but I actually recorded this episode twice
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because real talk
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I watched it back the first time and I was so nervous
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my chin was shaking
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like a raccoon trapped in a snack drawer
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I said guys like we gotta do this over this
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I we can't put this out and guess what
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I'm sure I'm gonna look at this
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and I'm going to judge myself super hard
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and honestly
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that's another entire episode right there but
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in my mind
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if you don't
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take a single thing away from this podcast
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and if you never listen to another episode again
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if I can share one thing with you
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that makes you feel less alone
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or offers a thoughtful perspective
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or even even if you laugh at me at how cringy I sound
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I don't care if I've added anything to your day
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in my book I've made it uh
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so if you have the chance to create something new
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uh apply for that job that promotion
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write that book paint that painting uh
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pick up a camera and start photography
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do not stand in your own way
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cause there will be a million people in line
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waiting to tear you down
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so don't be your own worst enemy easier said than done
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but we're gonna get into it
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okay so
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now that we
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know that you are an unstoppable force of nature
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why should you spend your very precious time
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listening to me talk about imposter syndrome
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well I have some solutions
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and insights that I Learned from chatting with a
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psychologist and it was for an article that I wrote
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about imposter syndrome
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but I'm kicking things off with a
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extremely embarrassing story about a career fail
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a professional fail that I had and guys it's messy
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I'll keep it short
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cause we got a lot of stuff to go into
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but at the worst you'll feel better about yourself
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that this didn't happen to you
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and at best
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you'll learn a cautionary tale about how one
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young woman refused to let a setback keep her down
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blah blah and by setback I was on Dulu Island
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I'm sharing my trauma so just pull up a chair
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let's get into it okay so early in my career
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I was working in a corporate office
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it was my first grown up big girl job after college
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it had floor to ceiling windows uh had a swipe badge
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I thought this is it I've made it give me a year
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I'm gonna be CEO running this place oh miss girl
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oh miss girl
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the reality of the corporate world hit me hard
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and I love the people that I worked with
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and I genuinely enjoyed what I did
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I was a writer in a marketing department
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but I was learning
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the rules of working in a corporate environment
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and I was at the very bottom
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wrong of the corporate ladder
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I didn't understand why I had to be changed to my desk
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for 8 hours a day
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I didn't understand why we had meetings about meetings
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about having meetings that could have been an email
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and the first time I replied
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all to an email that was not supposed to be replied
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all to anxiety
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and that's not even the fail that I'm going to get to
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it gets way worse alright
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so after a couple years of being there
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I wanted to see what else was out there
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so I started applying um
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and I ended up leaving my very secure job
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because I got an offer for more money
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and at the time more money
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and expanding my skill set was my primary motivator uh
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and I Learned that this new job was not as
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exciting as I thought it would be uh
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first very humbling life lesson
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the grass isn't always greener
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so in the meantime
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between existential crisis after existential crisis
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I studied on how to improve my resume
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I applied for other jobs I did a ton of interviews
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and I was rejected over and over and over
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but with that rejection came something really powerful
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I Learned how to interview
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and I Learned how to sell myself really
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really well which is interviewing should
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that should be taught in schools if it's not already um
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eventually I did get an offer
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and I took a job where I somehow
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convince the people that interviewed me that I could
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run their company's marketing department okay
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I was like two years in at this point
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if that's any illusion to where this goes
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just buckle up so uh so this isn't a huge company
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it had like maybe 80 people in it
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but it was growing fast um
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they were in the engineering space uh
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so they didn't actually have a marketing department
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when I got hired uh
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but I had a very fancy title
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I had my own office is big goals
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and I had a direct report uh
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it wasn't intern uh
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and she was God she was so smart um
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but you know I'll take
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I'll take a direct report
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doesn't matter uh guys
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I was so horribly bad at this job
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I was so horribly underqualified
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and I was I
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I knew it because I was terrified
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each day with all of the responsibilities
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I had a budget I never had a budget before
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I could barely I was 25
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I could barely budget my own life
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I had no idea what to do
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I would be googling what is lifetime customer value
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which is like marketing 1:01
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I just trying to figure it out as I went along um
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so I was really bad at it
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and the nail in the coffin was
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I lost a ton of important emails for these sales leads
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because I
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I deleted the document that had all of them
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cool uh
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proficient in Microsoft Word
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is she really we don't know uh
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and then and then it happened
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my literal worst career nightmare um
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I was the marketing department
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so I reported directly to the CEO
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they
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figured out that I'm probably not the best fit for this
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job rightfully so um
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so yeah the owner of the company
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who was part of the decision to hire me
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who thought I had such great promise like hmm
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I I don't even think I was in 90 days anyway
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I was probably let go and just like in the movies
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I had my um
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my box of belongings that I had to pack in my office
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my sad little plant just like hanging out the side
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it was fighting back tears
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it was it was so dramatic
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it's probably more dramatic in my head
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but I was like this is awful
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so dignity gone confidence non existent
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ego humbled
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and I thought I thought
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this is it I'm not good enough
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the people who are way more successful than me
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figured out that I'm not good enough
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I'm never going to get another job
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if I don't die of humiliation first
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then I'm probably going to be homeless
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but guess what
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all these things were stories that I was telling myself
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and yes rooted in an actual genuine fear
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but those things you know
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could only happen if I really
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truly allowed myself to give up and accept
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accept defeat um
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so
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what I did is I spent the next month applying to jobs
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fixing up my resume
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had like 15 different versions of my resume
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I'm applying to more jobs
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literally 20 to 30 jobs a day
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I would post up in Starbucks
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I was I was that girl that would order like a coffee
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I respect the barista so I got more than one coffee
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but I would literally coat like just post up there
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apply to jobs all day um
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and uh I could share a whole
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more embarrassing stories about that
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but eventually I landed another job that was
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I was so awesome
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and it was aligned with my experience level
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my salary expectations um
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and it just kind of kicked my career and honestly
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my life in a new direction
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so that would not have happened if I had not failed
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so horrifically bad
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okay but one thing I want to be super clear is
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this whole ordeal that I just shared
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this is not imposter syndrome
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no and I know that sounds contradictory
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but remember if we go back to the original definition
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of what imposter syndrome is
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it's when you doubt yourself
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despite your competency
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and proven track record of ability
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so it's when you're capable
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it's when you're skilled and experienced
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yet you still feel like a fraud
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but in my case I wasn't suffering from self doubt
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in the face of success no
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I was genuinely lacking experience and qualifications
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and I was humbled because of it
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that's not imposter syndrome
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that is being new to something
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and learning the hard way
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there's a difference
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so how do you know the difference between
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if you're suffering from actual imposter
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syndrome or if you're
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if you're genuinely in over your head
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and you can't do it uh
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I'll tell you
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so at the time of this episode being published
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there is currently a labor shortage in the US
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and that can work in your favor
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because employers
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are having to get a little creative with what they're
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uh expecting um
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and the days of having a perfect resume
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that aligns with
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I don't even know if that was ever the truth
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but
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you don't need to have a perfect resume
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that fits the job description
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just identically if you can look at a job description
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and feel like you qualify for
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80% of it you're ready uh
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you don't need to be 100% uh
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maybe you need to learn a few more skills
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or maybe you've been working kind of in a similar role
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and you just haven't gotten that shot yet um
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can
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you look at the technical programs that are listed in
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the job listing
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and maybe even feel moderately proficient
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and I would say I would say 70% of those cool um
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it might mention other things
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like soft skills that are required uh
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like communication and critical thinking
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which are all things that you can develop yourself
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and one of the ways is to listen to this podcast
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so got you there uh
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so if you've been on a track in your career
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and you study for it
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you've had opportunities that have set you up
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for it if your track record shows that
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even if you're not 100% ready
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maybe you're 80% ready for this job
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and that's good enough um
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you can learn those handful of skills
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you can learn stuff on the job
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um so in my case
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I mean I was more like 20% there
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I was uh
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I was ready for the opportunity but um
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I wasn't prepared for it
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and it ended up working out for me
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because I refuse to give up
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I'm like a cockroach can't keep me down
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but let's move on why we experience imposter syndrome
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so I mentioned that
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I wrote an article about imposter syndrome
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and I'll link to it in this episode's description
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but in order for me to understand it better
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I had to talk to a few pros um
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and get some quotes for the article
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I spoke to a few people but uh
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one particular was a psychologist
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and she said something very interesting
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she mentioned
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imposter syndrome is more of a chronic experience that
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flares up periodically
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versus something that we can trace back to
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a specific instance or event
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and that same psychologist also suggested that
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when you doubt yourself
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it may be because you are pushing your own boundaries
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and it's actually a sign that
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you are learning and growing
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so what that tells me is
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you're taking on new responsibility
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there's a new opportunity
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there's a lot of change happening
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our brains don't like change okay
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our brains like patterns because patterns are familiar
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it's consistent patterns are safe
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we naturally fight change
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um because it's hard
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um so
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that growth
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mindset is a side effect of imposter syndrome
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let's dig deeper what causes it
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turns out it could be a number of things
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personality traits for example
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like if you grew up with a perfectionist mindset
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it could also stem from things like anxiety
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or low self esteem
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it could also stem from your environment
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such as your family or your caregivers
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if they pushed you as a child to be a high achiever
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you could have imposter syndrome
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because you develop these unrealistic expectations
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for yourself and that's not even your fault
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to make things even more complicated
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there are multiple types of imposter syndrome okay
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there's not just one
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it's layered in five different types
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we have the perfectionist
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the superhuman the expert
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the soloist and the natural genius
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so I wanted to keep this episode
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as short and sweet as possible
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but I did wanna give more information about it
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if you so choose
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I put together a free guide on all of these
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going in depth on what each of the types are
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how to know which one you might identify with
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and if you want to check it out
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I'll make sure it's in the details
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of this episode for you so next
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I wanna
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get into something that I'm going to do in every
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episode it's called the Jargon Jar
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so in each episode
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I'm going to roast common or corporate jargon
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that is so overused and meaningless
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and uncreative and just needs to stop
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so in this episode fake it till you make it
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alright
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so I know that's not your traditional corporate jargon
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but relevant to this week's topic um
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fake it till you make it
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implies that you convince yourself
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and those around you that you are successful
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so that you'll eventually get there
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and it will become a reality
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um love that for you
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and the concept isn't really what bothers me
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because sometimes
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we have to figure things out as we go
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and we don't necessarily have all the answers
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and that's okay we get scrappy
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I talked about being 80% there
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um and well
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I believe a confident mindset can
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give us that push in the right direction
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to take risks
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it shouldn't replace developing your actual skills and
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doing the work
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I believe authenticity goes a much longer way uh
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be honest about what you don't know
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don't be afraid to ask questions
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you're not faking anything
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you're learning you're growing
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you're you're showing up so I wanna reframe that
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um maybe this will be the next cringy thing um
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that I'll revisit in like a month or so
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but face it till you make it um
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because I got this from chat GPT
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because confidence isn't pretending
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it's building proof
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alright so if you've heard a piece of Dragon lately
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that you cannot stand and you wanna share it
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uh send it to me
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DM me at on social media
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at jeans of the blazer on Instagram
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or send an email to hello at jeans of the blazer
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com and might get featured in an upcoming episode
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all right so let's get back to it
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how do we get over imposter syndrome
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so I mentioned before I asked a few experts
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to weigh in with some strategies they use
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and recommended to help deal with it
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and we know that ultimately
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imposter syndrome is just a stressor
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uh and to get where we're going
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let's travel back in time a little bit
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back in the caveman days
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we had to worry about things like saber tooth tigers
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coming in and eating our resources and families
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um so the feelings associated with imposter syndrome
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I equate to paper tigers because
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the idea of them is often scarier than the reality
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and paper tigers can't hurt us
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uh so
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here are some tips to help overcome imposter syndrome
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No. 1 get to know your craft
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so you want to prepare for what you have going on
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and in front of you the best you can
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you want to do whatever it takes to set yourself up
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for success and whether that means
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or reading a book
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or reaching out to connect with a mentor that can help
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you take a class
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watch YouTube video
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there's so many resources out there that are free
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that you can learn and grow from
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there's really no
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excuse why you shouldn't be an expert in
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in what you want to do and what you want to go for
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so show up the best you can
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for example if you're an accountant
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and you wake up one day
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and you decide you wanna be a creative director
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and manage a team of designers at a ad agency cool
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do that um
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but also maybe learn Photoshop first
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that might be a good step in the right direction okay
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No. 2 keep those receipts
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and what I mean by that is
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you should keep a folder or maybe an in your notes app
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um so you can write down all your tangible wins
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that remind you of the facts behind your achievements
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um degrees you've got awards you've received
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when you experience self doubt
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you can take a peek at these notes
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just to remind yourself what you've done
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just so you can validate yourself that yes
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you are deserving of this success
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so I've actually had a Yay
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me folder in my email
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where I would put all the acknowledgements from
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colleagues who told me I did a good job on a project
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or just thank me for my help
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and it was just kind of nice to have
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and then separately
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I believe you get back what you put out into the world
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so do yourself a favor and after this episode
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send an email or a text or a voice note
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uh to someone um
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you care about calling a friend and just like
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tell them that they're doing great
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at whatever it is they're doing
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um if they've made a big impact on you because 1
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it's just it's a nice thing to do
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but two
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that person who is reading or listening back to that
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that can turn their whole day around
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so it's you know
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spread the love No. 3
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lean on colleagues uh
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lean on colleagues
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or somebody you trust who has achieved more than you
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um it could be someone in a higher position above you
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or even just a really accomplished
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friend that you respect
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they can share some insights of their own
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from their perspective
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and that could really help validate your concerns
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um
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and share perspective that brings you back to reality
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where yes
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you can do this and yes you do deserve this
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next remind yourself of the bigger picture
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okay so earlier
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I shared my own thoughts of self doubt
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that I struggled with
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just around publishing this podcast
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but I took myself out of that equation
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and
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I believe that creating this
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and sharing my experiences and embarrassing stories uh
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just to connect with you as
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as audience even if 4 people tune into this
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and one of them is my mom
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it doesn't matter uh
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I can be delulu
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enough to believe that my intention and my message is
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bigger than my fear
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and that's my truth uh
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and I hope it is yours too
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so I genuinely hope
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you take that spark that you have in you
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and you run with it
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because you never know what you can accomplish
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if you just show up and give it a shot
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so cheers to you and that's it for this week's episode
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next time on jeans with a blazer
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so life is full of setbacks
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and our careers are no exception
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I have had my fair share of failures
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and falling flat on my face
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but the thing about that is
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being able to pick yourself up after you fall
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is a super powerful skill
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so in this episode by the end of it
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you'll have a literal blueprint for how to bounce back
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adapt and just rebuild stronger
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after you've had a setback or a failure
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and you're not feeling great about it
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I'll also give you some tips for working through
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and processing all of that
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so let's get into it
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that's a wrap on this episode of genes of the blazer
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if today's
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conversation gave you something to think about
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a mindset shift or just the push you needed
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do me a favor
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subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode
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leave a review wherever you enjoy your podcasts
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it helps more people find it
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and it keeps these conversations going
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and I love hearing from you
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follow at genes of the blazer
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and tag me with your biggest takeaways
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your latest wins
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or just tell me what topics you wanna hear about next
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see you next time