You are on the top of your game, but you still feel like you don't really deserve the praise and the success you achieved- does this sound familiar? Have you ever felt this way in your business and personal life?

In this episode, I am bringing in a special friend who went through and overcame imposter syndrome successfully. Carrie Wilson has worked with everyone from the makeup industry's elite to countless blushing brides. Carrie has trained and worked all over the country in cities like New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, and makes North Florida her home. She has ample experience doing makeup and men's grooming for national television appearances, commercial photoshoots, and fashion shows.

Carrie's editorial work has been featured in Marie Claire, Ponte Vedra Life Magazine, and Jacksonville Magazine. She has done television beauty segments for First Coast Living, River City Live, and FOX30 Action News Jacksonville. Carrie has an innate ability to create the desired look based on a stylist, designer, or photographer's inspiration.

Carrie will share her journey of pursuing her passion in the makeup industry. She will share how she discovered and experienced imposter syndrome and what she learned from her experience. Carrie will share her hurricane analogy on success and imposter syndrome. She will also share how being in a group of like-minded individuals and having a strong support system can make a huge difference in overcoming imposter syndrome.

Make sure to listen till the end to hear all of Carrie's words of wisdom, learn about her business, and so much more!

Key Points of the Episode:

• How Carrie started her business and what inspired her to pursue her passion.
• What is imposter syndrome for Carrie?
• How Carrie overcame imposter syndrome.
• Carrie's hurricane analogy.
• Carrie's tips, thoughts, and words of wisdom on imposter syndrome.

Quote:

"Once I started talking about imposter syndrome, it made things a lot better."

"The biggest piece of imposter syndrome is feeling that you are a fraud and that you were going to be found out."

"Part of me healing from imposter syndrome is patting myself on the back."

"It's okay to be proud of what I do and it doesn't mean I'm conceited."

"There are so many things that I'm not great and that I don't know a lot about, but I've learned to like lean on people that are around me that are great at that."

"Not only do I have to stop and say that was a success and I'm really proud of myself, I also need to say that was really rough and this is what I learned from it."

"I started thinking about the things that I went through that were big challenges, because then that made me feel like I was worthy of where I was."

"I don't think that anybody should tell anybody if they should stay home or not stay home. Everybody's circumstances are so incredibly different."

In this Episode:

• 0:26 Stefanie shares a brief introduction for Carrie and how they met.
• 1:33 Carrie shares her story on how she started her career and how she followed her passion.
• 5:53 Carrie shares how she discovered and first experienced imposter syndrome, and how she overcame it.
• 13:21 Carrie shares how imposter syndrome might feel like, how she healed from it, and some of her experiences as a makeup artist.
• 16:29 What feeling does imposter syndrome bring out and how do people usually compensate for it?
• 18:10 Does Carrie still go through the feelings of being a fraud? And what has she learned along the way?
• 18:57 How being in a group of like-minded individuals helped Carrie in her journey of overcoming imposter syndrome.
• 23:10 Carrie shares some tips on recognizing, overcoming imposter syndrome, and her hurricane analogy.
• 30:48 Carrie talks about the importance of having a strong support system to help you get through imposter syndrome.
• 36:43 Carrie shares the importance of getting your kids and your partner or spouse involved in your business.
• 47:34 Carrie talks about her business, Carrie Wilson Makeup, what makes it unique, and some tips on taking care of your makeup tools.

Connect with Carrie:

Website: Carrie Wilson Makeup

IG: @cwmakeup

Facebook: @carriewilsonmakeup