Dr. Shadé Zahrai

What do I need to develop here?

So again, it's this idea of shifting from almost comparison into emulation or envy into study.

Make it something action-oriented.

That's really powerful.

And speak to someone about it.

So you know Jason Segal from How I Met Your Mother?

He was describing on a podcast how when he transitioned from actor into director on Dispatches from Elsewhere, he was so full of imposter syndrome and anxiety.

And he said he didn't know what to do.

He was overthinking and it was becoming this big thing.

So finally, he calls all the crew together and in front of everyone, he says, hey, everyone, this is my first time doing this.

Don't really know what I'm doing.

If I do anything that bugs you, let me know.

I'm sure we're going to have an amazing time.

He called it out.

He acknowledged he didn't try to be perfect as we try to do when we feel like the imposter.

We try to overcompensate so people don't find us out.

But he just acknowledged it.

And he said it was incredibly freeing when you call out the fear, it shrinks it.

And so if you're ever feeling this way, speak to someone about it.

You'll probably find they've been there too.