Dr. Shadé Zahrai

And the more doubt you have, and the less likely you are to take the step.

So the very first step, let's look at the feeling that you are fraudulent, that you don't deserve to be where you are.

Okay.

What you want to think about is, okay, this is actually super common.

This just means I'm stretching and growing.

So how do I give myself time?

And a very simple reframe, because we know how powerful it is when we're changing the language that is going on in our heads, is instead of, I don't feel like I deserve this, or I don't feel like I belong, immediately shift to,

What an incredible opportunity I have to learn and grow.

So simple and yet so effective because you're shifting your attention to everything you think you lack into, cool, I can fill some gaps.

Amazing.

Again, you don't have to lie to yourself.

You're being really pragmatic about that.

So that's the first step.

The second one is to actually talk about it when it comes to imposter syndrome.

So many people have experienced it, just feeling undeserving.

It's so common.

And when you speak about it openly, you realize that everyone is on this same journey and that sense of collective can be really helpful.

So in the 1980s,

Citicorp was merging with Travelers Insurance and they needed a graphic designer to come up with their new logo.

So they hired the firm and Paula Sher was a partner at this firm.