February 15, 2023

Silencing The Imposter (Gary Frey)

32 minutes

Gary Frey stumbled into coaching ‘by accident’ but has created a successful practice. He is now considered a connector and confidant for CEOs and hosts his own podcast that highlights the vulnerable side of entrepreneurship.

In this episode we discuss:

Gary’s roller coaster journey throughout the entrepreneurial life that led him to coaching
How Imposter Syndrome affected Gary when he first got started as a coach
Imposter Syndrome being a natural and common part of the human experience
How comparing yourself to your idea of others can negatively impact your confidence in your own abilities
The Seven Weapons you can use to silence Imposter Syndrome and negative self-talk
How opening up about your own feelings of Imposter Syndrome can create a safe space for colleagues and your clients to do the same
How to sensitively broach the subject during coaching sessions with your clients
The importance of embracing the things that make you unique

“This comparison that happens where we inflate the abilities… of everybody else and we diminish our own, that I think, is probably the best example of what it is…. Those are the kinds of things that go hand in hand with Impostor Syndrome.”
– Gary Frey

Gary Frey

Gary is a connector, “MacGyver,” and confidant for CEOs plus co-host of the Anything but Typical

Podcast featuring vulnerable stories of ripple-making entrepreneurs.

He’s been president of four successful companies, including Bizjournals.com, a business news portal –

growing it from three people to a $100 million company. He’s done two turnarounds and led in two

Fortune 100 companies. He leads business coaching and development for a regional CPA firm serving

privately held businesses.

He does a Murph workout every Monday (Google it!), is a triathlete, drummer, father of two grown sons,

“Papa” to four grandkids and married for over 39 years.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:

Mirasee
Coaches Console
Gary’s LinkedIn
Gary's website
Gary’s podcast

Credits:

Guest: Gary Frey
Host: Melinda Cohan
Producer: Cynthia Lamb
Executive producer: Danny Iny
Scripted and assembled by: Michi Lantz
Audio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher Martin
Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound
Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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