040: 5 Tips to Overcome Your Imposter Syndrome

Imagine you have recently been promoted. You were thrilled to receive this opportunity because you know that you worked hard to earn it. Or imagine you are an aspiring entrepreneur with amazing business ideas. You have spent countless hours researching and developing your startup. BUT... As you enter your new role, you question whether you truly deserve the position or begin doubting your ability to run a successful business. If you have thoughts like, "I don't have enough experience," "I'm not capable of these responsibilities," or "What if I fail?" then YOU'RE NOT ALONE. Here's the truth: I just went through it this past week. I experienced all of these kinds of things, too, just like you do! If you set high standards and high expectations, you're more likely to experience impostor syndrome. Today's Do Life Big Podcast is all about OVERCOMING Imposter Syndrome. It's that nagging feeling of self-doubt and fear despite our achievements and capabilities. And so, here are five tips to overcome it and embrace your true potential! Focus on some deep breathing in a quiet place when you're alone, just in through the nose and out through the mouth for just two minutes. It doesn't have to be anything crazy; you can do it when you're alone in the car or when you're in the shower.   Think about your successes. Focus on the things that have worked well for you, your business, or your life, and think about and remember how you felt when you were having those successes in your life.   Remember your achievements. Because here's the thing, impostor syndrome purposely makes you ignore or block out any of your past achievements. Don't downplay your successes. Embrace them, acknowledge your hard work, and let your confidence soar.  Share as much of your knowledge and experience with others as you can. Because the more that you're sharing about what you're doing, and sharing your knowledge and sharing your mission with what you're doing, and why you're doing what you're doing, why you want to be able to do what you're doing to impact others, you automatically are going to attract more like-minded people to you. Celebrate every single small win. This may seem like no big deal to you, but it should be a big deal to you. And it deserves to be celebrated. And you deserve to take a second to stop and pause and put the go-getting attitude and the hustler attitude and all of that aside to remember how far you've come and celebrate those small wins.  Believe in yourself. Trust your abilities. You are worthy of success and capable of achieving great things. Let go of doubt, and Do Life Big! Grab my FREE workbook, Think This, Not That - kathireuter.com/thinkthisnotthat ⭐ Hey there! Thanks for listening! ⭐  Help me spread the word about Do Life Big! Take a screenshot and post it to your Instagram Stories or feed, and tag me @katherinereuter! A review also puts rocket fuel on getting our message of living your best freakin' life possible out there! Go to kathireuter.com/itunes, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Listen to the Do Life Big Podcast:  Listen on iTunes --> kathireuter.com/itunes Listen on Spotify --> kathireuter.com/spotify Listen on Google Podcasts -->kathireuter.com/googlepodcasts Have a topic you'd like to hear about? Shoot me an email at [email protected]!