Ep 27 - How to overcome imposter syndrome and grow in confidence

Inspiring Women in Business

If we have the ability to do everything, there will not be a journey and there will not be a story. However, if we permit ourselves to fail, that is experience and that is life.

In this episode, Ruth Gilbey discusses imposter syndrome, how to overcome it, and grow in confidence. It is a popular topic because many people suffer from it. Ruth will share four steps to combat this.

Listen up and learn!

Key takeaways from this episode:

• 85%of people suffer from imposter syndrome.
• There is no shame in suffering from imposter syndrome.
• Imposter syndrome could be a sign that you are pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone.
• The more you do something, the less imposter syndrome you will feel.
• Be honest about what you don’t know.
• We can't be good at everything or know everything we learn and unlearn all the time.
• Think about the people who need your help.
• Permit yourself to learn by failing.
• Success is about a series of failures a lot of the time.

Episode Timeline:

00:04 Intro

01:09 Episode Intro

01:45 The percentage of people who suffer from imposter syndrome.

02:20 What is imposter syndrome?

03:20 Famous women who suffer from imposter syndrome.

04:45 What made Ruth realize that she is suffering from imposter syndrome.

06:31 Imposter syndrome as a sign of leveling up.

06:31 Imposter syndrome is natural and human.

07:41 Being honest about where you currently are.

08:07 Focusing on who you can help.

09:12 Permitting yourself to fail.

09:34 The lesson that Ruth learned being a converted perfectionist.

10:17 Recap

11:09 Outro

More about Ruth:

Hi, I’m Ruth, a business coach specializing in helping freelancers and business owners adjust their mindset and their marketing so they can get fully booked with clients they LOVE to work with. I’ve helped hundreds of self-employed women achieve the time and money freedom they craved.

I’ve started this podcast because when I first went all in and left the corporate world to be a freelancer, I was grateful for any work that came my way. After over 20 years of freelancing and working for other people, I started to realize I’d created a glass ceiling for myself.

In 2017, I finally started listening to that voice that had been telling me for a long time that I wasn’t doing what I loved and fulfilling my true potential. It took a critical illness to give me that wake-up call. I don’t want the same to happen to you.

You can expect practical advice, inspiring stories, and a lot of aha moments as we uncover and kick to the curb all the obstacles you have been putting in your way.

I’m on a mission to inspire women to start and play bigger in business.

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