Nov 26, 2019
Have you ever felt paralyzed
before when negative Imposter Syndrome or “I’m-Not-Enough-itis”
thoughts start to creep into your head? 👋🏻
I 💯
have! In fact, research actually shows that 70% of us struggle with
Imposter Syndrome or feeling like a fraud. Even huge name
actors like Jodi Foster, JLo, and Maya Angelou have said they have
felt this way too!
I
released a new podcast today where I talk about how this happened
to me recently. I got a really cool opportunity to speak on
stage at Brendon Burchard’s Influencer event. I remember the
day so clearly…. when I saw that text on my phone pop up from
Brendon asking me to be there - I was so excited in that
moment!
Later that day, they asked me to send in a bio
and headshot. As I was sitting there in my chair in front of my
computer I was staring at the blank cursor on my screen and just
couldn’t come up with the words to write my bio.
I
started reading the bios of all the other amazing speakers (Rachel
Hollis, Tom Bilyeu, Lewis Howes, Trent Shelton, Dean Graziosi, and
others)...and those negative voices started to creep into my
head.
“Natalie, you haven’t written a New York Times
Bestseller Book like Rachel has...”
“Natalie, you don’t reach 60M people weekly
like Trent does with his videos...”
“Natalie, you haven’t done $1Billion in sales
revenue like Dean has...”
“Natalie, your podcast doesn’t have 100M
downloads like Lewis’ does...”
In
my podcast today, I talk about what that day was like for me, and
how I worked through it. And other times I’ve felt this way
(launching new products in my business, not feeling good enough at
mom groups, not thinking I was smart enough around my internet
marketing friends, not feeling “fit” enough in a swimsuit in
public, etc).
I shared with you my 5 strategies for beating
those imposter syndrome feelings when they creep up...things you
can implement today if you’re struggling with this
too.
Ultimately, I knew I had two options.
Option 1: I could let the imposter syndrome paralyze me and do
nothing. Cancel my invitation, or shrink into that fear. Or
Option 2: I could show up anyways.
I
chose to show up.
The braver choice.
I
reminded myself that I was asked to be there for a reason, and that
I have a unique voice that nobody else has. I wholeheartedly
believe that pushing through those negative voices, and putting
yourself in hard or uncomfortable situations are what ACTUALLY give
you the grit and tenacity needed to be successful.
Learning how to do this over and over and over
again (even when it feels hard) is the secret that what will lead
you to long term success and greatness.
Hope
you love the podcast!
Xo
Natalie