Welcome to the Be Your Best Show! These episodes are available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify! 

If you liked this episode, please send me an Insta DM @jesstakimotofitness and let me know!! You can also find me on TikTok @jesstakimotofitness :)

XOXO,
Jess

Welcome to the Be Your Best Show! These episodes are available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify! 

If you liked this episode, please send me an Insta DM @jesstakimotofitness and let me know!! You can also find me on TikTok @jesstakimotofitness :)

XOXO,
Jess

Welcome back to the Be Your Best show! I'm so happy you're here and can't wait to hear what you think about the show. Please leave a review and send me a DM on Instagram if you liked this episode!

IG & TikTok: @jesstakimotofitness

Welcome back to the Be Your Best show! I'm so happy you're here and can't wait to hear what you think about the show. Please leave a review and send me a DM on Instagram if you liked this episode!

IG & TikTok: @jesstakimotofitness

Welcome back to the Be Your Best show! I'm so happy you're here and can't wait to hear what you think about the show. Please leave a review and send me a DM on Instagram if you liked this episode!

IG & TikTok: @jesstakimotofitness

Welcome back to the Be Your Best show! I'm so happy you're here and can't wait to hear what you think about the show. Please leave a review and send me a DM on Instagram if you liked this episode!

IG & TikTok: @jesstakimotofitness

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong in your program/job/activity?  Do you ever question whether you earned your accomplishments on your own merit, or do you attribute them to pure luck?  Do you attribute your high grades to innate intelligence, or chalk it up to hard work? 

These are classic signs of Imposter Syndrome, a theory to explain why certain high-achieving individuals persist in believing that they are really not bright and have fooled anyone who thinks otherwise, despite earning outstanding academic and professional accomplishments.  

If you have, you're not alone. I've been there too - every day for 2.5 years, to be specific. In this episode, I get raw and real about the internal Imposter Syndrome I was facing when I hid my Major Scholarship for half of my degree. Why am I sharing? Certainly not to brag. I share for the young leaders that come after me in hopes that YOU have the confidence to own up to your accomplishments - no matter what size they are. 

If you're interested in learning more, please check out the links below! As always, please remember to send me a message if you listened! I LOVE hearing your feedback.

Xoxo,
Your Biggest Cheerleader
Jess
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Resources/References:

• Imposter Syndrome Self-Quiz (I HIGHLY recommend doing this - even if you don't think it will apply to you; chances are it will to someone you know)
• Original Georgia State University Paper on IP (hopefully this works)
• HBR: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
• TedTalk: What Is Imposter Syndrome and how can you combat it?
• The Atlantic: Yes Imposter Syndrome is Real. Here's How to Deal With It

Confession: I've been putting off this episode for months. 

Not because I don't care, but because I do. I care about the Confidence Gap SO MUCH that it's hard to put into words. It's the why behind everything I do.

I hope that between all my stories, explanations, stats, and ideas, you can follow along. 

If you like this episode, please remember to subscribe and share a screenshot to your Insta story.

If you want to learn more, check out the awesome links below! 

Xoxo,
Jess
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Articles

• (The Atlantic) The Confidence Gap
• (Forbes) The Confidence Gap In Men And Women: Why It Matters And How To Overcome It
• (The Atlantic) Why The Confidence Gap is a Myth
• (DoSomething.Org) 11 Facts About Body Image
• (Money and Mental Health Policy Institute) Young women in mental health crisis

Books

• Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
• The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

Welcome to a special episode! On today's show I interview Nicole Baranowski, who is the Founder of my favourite athletic scrunchie company Hairstrong. If you haven't seen me sporting my Hairstrongs on Instagram before, they are adjustable scrunchies that don't pull and hold you hair in place during any workout - plus they come in all sorts of fun colours!

We chat about Nicole's journey as a Kinesiology student and Varsity Athlete on the Rowing team to how she started her company, as well as some of the challenges along the way.

You will leave feeling SO inspired and ready to take on anything - I am so excited for you to listen!

Please remember to Subscribe to the show to get updates when new episodes come out & send me an Insta dm if you liked this episode!

Xoxo,
Jess

PS. You can use code JESS15 to save money on orders at hairstrong.ca. Want to learn more? You can also check them out on Instagram here. 

Welcome to another Weekly Update of the behind-behind-the-scenes of my life & business. Exciting things:

• We're incorporated! (the royal "we")
• Going Clubbing mid-Covid?
• Instructor training update

This week's theme: passion.

Spoiler alert: Being passionate about something is a really, really good thing. That's the REAL YOU!

I really hope you like this episode! Please let me know your thoughts  and as always, please remember to Subscribe & Share!
 
 Xoxo,
 Jess
 
 LINKS:
 Send me an Insta message: @jesstakimotofitness