Coaching Diaries

Imposter syndrome is something many of us experience, regardless of how successful or experienced we become. That nagging feeling that perhaps we’re not quite ready, everyone else knows more than we do, or that eventually someone is going to realise we don’t have all the answers.
 
But what if we’re looking at it the wrong way? Maybe feeling out of your depth isn’t evidence that you shouldn’t be there. Sometimes it’s simply evidence that you’re somewhere you haven’t been before. Your capability may already be there - your confidence just hasn’t caught up with it yet.
 
In this episode of Coaching Diaries, I explore the difference between genuine gaps in our knowledge and the self-doubt we label as imposter syndrome, why success can sometimes make those feelings stronger, and three simple questions that can help.

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You’ve built the career, earned the salary, developed the reputation, and perhaps reached the position you spent years working towards. 

Yet somewhere along the way, something has changed. 

The next promotion doesn’t excite you quite like it once did, the politics feel increasingly tiresome, and the thought of doing another 15 or 20 years of the same thing isn’t especially appealing.

In this week’s Coaching Diaries, I explore that uncomfortable point where you’re successful on paper but beginning to question what comes next. The golden handcuffs of salary and security, the difference between progression and genuine enrichment, whether the ambitions you had at 25 still make sense at 40 or 45, and why changing direction doesn’t mean starting again.

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