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Stop Proving Yourself Wrong: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Doubt


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This is the vulnerable exploration of why others can see your gifts before you can. The moment when you realize you've been your own worst enemy, ignoring clear signs of your capabilities while others saw them all along.

Here's what we're unpacking about believing in your potential:

  • Why others recognize your potential while you're stuck in self-doubt (and how imposter syndrome hits first-gen individuals hardest)
  • Root causes of not seeing your potential: lack of skill, experience, knowledge, or confidence
  • How lacking confidence becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that keeps you proving yourself wrong
  • Getting to the root of your specific problem instead of generic "build confidence" advice
  • Finding community over hunting for the perfect mentor + delineating your next two concrete steps

From the poetry professor who said "don't stop writing" to 15 years of ignoring that wisdom, this episode explores why we prove ourselves wrong when we could be proving ourselves right.

Because here's the painful truth: when you don't believe in your potential, you don't take the actions needed to reach it, creating the exact outcome you feared. But when you identify the real barriers - whether it's knowledge, experience, or confidence - you can actually address them.

Your imposter syndrome is lying to you. You are incredibly intelligent, skilled, and competent. The only way to get experience is to start doing the thing, even when you don't feel ready.

Subscribe. Share. Remember that someone else already sees what you're capable of - now it's time for you to see it too.

Small steps, big healing. Keep growing! ✨

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Growing with SolBy Marisol Moran