Imposter Syndrome

… challenges the fabric of who you are.

Imposter syndrome only challenges those who are brave enough to take themselves out of the matrix. Those are the individuals who no longer want to work for the corporate machine. They are those who know their hearts and know that their life’s work is higher than sitting in an oppressed cubicle day in and day out.

These beings take a chance on themselves.

They follow a higher calling.

They risk putting their reputations on the line.

They risk financial ruin.

Why?

Because they believe in something higher. Those who dream about being something greater in the world or contributing something greater to the world are those who are susceptible to imposter syndrome. Those who dream and aim higher, soar. Those who accept the status quo, stay safe but never rise into their highest potential.

You only doubt yourself when you challenge the system. Everyone feels like an imposter when they are trying to break out of a mold that suffocates them.

You have to really believe in yourself to go to bat for yourself. You have to be willing to fight the notion that you are somehow less than someone else who doesn’t bat for themselves.

Imposter syndrome challenges the very fabric of who you are. Down to the core. If you’re not strong enough to believe in yourself, you will never step into greatness. Imposters buck the system and take it down so they can create their own place within it. We are all secretly imposters who are trying to create something out of nothing and we only feel like imposters because it has never been done before the way we are doing it. And because we know that the something we are creating is something the world has been waiting for. #beanimposter

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Live Life Fearlessly

… and it will all be handed to you.

Live it in fear, and you will lose it. All of it.

Lions roar. Cowards get eaten. Which one are you?

Lions step up and own their power; they don’t question the direction they want to move in; they naturally seize the day. Cowards spend their days hiding from themselves and hiding from perceived danger. But danger is always a matter of perception… what you perceive will destroy you, absolutely will.

It helps to know that the coward lives in his head – believing his own mind stories – playing games with himself and living in a perpetual state of fear.  Whereas the lion lives in his instinct – not questioning his ability, or comparing himself to anyone else, he just takes what he wants, when he knows he wants it. He lives in a state of his own power.

Being a coward and living in a perpetual state of fear will destroy you. Fear gets you eaten. Fear stops you from living. Fear stops you from experiencing. Fear stops you from evolving.

And what’s worse is that fear builds on itself – you get what you put out in life, and if what you are putting out is fear, you are creating more and more instances of it around you. That process will never allow for happiness and expansion.

Lions are empowered to live their lives. Cowards are disempowered because they give their power over to a perceived predator who will expedite their timely demise. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy of the mind.

How do you want to live your life? Like a lion or a coward?

Live life fearlessly – just like the lion, listen to your intuition and let it guide you – take any and all risks – don’t ask too many questions, just move and always trust in the process of your life to bring you to where you need to be. It’s instinctual. When you focus your energy on creating the life you want, the sky is the limit and you will have it all.

Don’t feed the “what if’s” of the coward’s mind –  don’t even acknowledge them – shut them down. Indecision is the plight of the coward – it imobilizes him with fear and gets him eaten. Life is too short to give your power over to fear. People who succeed in life are the ones who step into their power. Own your power, it’s yours. Let everyone hear you ROAR!

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Doubting Yourself

… will make you crazy.

You already know what is right for you. It is built into your soul. Your intuition tells you right off the bat everything you need to know about a new person or a new situation. But do we every listen to it?

We are so conditioned to use our minds to process situations but that takes us out of our own intuitive guidance. Do you want to know if someone or something is right for you? Your answer is always in the first 30 seconds of contemplating the situation. Are you excited about it? Does it raise passion in you? Do you feel comfortable with this person? The soul gives you an intuitive answer right away. But it is the mind that steps in and re-evaluates things and causes complications, indecision and frustrations.

Don’t doubt yourself. Listen to yourself and stop the mind from overthinking, it takes you further away from what is right for you. If your intuition is pointing you in a direction, don’t doubt it – especially if it doesn’t make sense. Our intuitive guidance rarely makes sense, but it is there to help guide us in the right direction.

If you allow your mind to rationalize your life, it will run you all over the map. The only truth is spoken in your intuition. Listen to it; it will never lead you astray. Doubting your intuitive guidance will only make you crazy; listen to it and you will NEVER make a mistake.

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It Doesn’t Matter Who Believes In You

… as long as YOU believe in you.

When it comes to living your life, YOU are the authority. Never give your power over to anyone else to make you feel badly about yourself.

No one has control over your life unless you give it to them. If you give your power over to other people to prioritize their judgments/ opinions of you, then you lose yourself. You have no one but yourself to blame if you choose to buy into other’s opinions over your own. It is always a choice.

No one’s judgments or opinions should matter to you unless they support your view of yourself. If they do not, they should be kindly disregarded. Don’t waste your time feeling insulted, misunderstood or slighted. It is not worth your energy. Every time you choose to put your energy there, you take it away from building the beautiful being that you are and/or want to become.

It’s your life and your path to walk every day. Those people will always come and go into your life, but you will be the one left standing and upholding their judgments/opinions long after they’ve left. So ask yourself if that is what you want to be doing. Make a better life for yourself and decide today that you will only accept perceptions that are authentic to you and which support your positive growth. If those perceptions do not, throw them out and replace them with more suitable options.

The only thing we have in life are our choices. Learn to choose wisely and not give your power over to anyone else to malign you or take you down. Life is too short to play out other people’s perceptions of you. Time to live your own.

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Giving Away Your Power

… renders you powerless.

Yet we all do it.

When you give your power over to another human being to judge you, you weaken yourself. We spend too much time caring too much what other people think about us. “Do they think I am intelligent? Do they think I am good at my job? Do they think I am a good match for him/her? Do they respect the work I do? and so forth.

It doesn’t matter what other people think about you; it only matters what YOU think. 

Every time you worry about others’ opinions about you, you give your energy over to them to fret over their opinions. That exchange of energy only leaves you depleted, depressed and defeated. Time to pull it back. Take back your power and override your fears of others’ judgments. When you take back your energy, you empower yourself to put that energy back into yourself and your work. The results will speak for themselves.

When we give our power over to others, we become powerless ourselves. No more giving your power over to others to feel badly about yourself. Time to stop undermining who you are and start owning your own power. Focus not on how other’s view you, but on what YOU have to contribute to the world. Your opinions are the only ones that matter. When you put your energy back into YOU, your world shines and everyone sees you as the star you always were.

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Believing in Yourself

… is a game changer.

And who doesn’t want to change the rules of the game in their favor?

Believing in yourself is the ultimate secret to success in life. The problem is that many of us do not believe in ourselves. In life, those who are the most intelligent and most gifted are usually the ones who doubt themselves the most. They know too much and therefore realize that there is so much more that they still do not know and because of that they are the first to undermine themselves and feel inadequate and unable to compete.

On the other hand, ignorance is always bliss. Those who do not know as much, are usually the ones that blindly charge into opportunities because they have no fear of not knowing enough. They do not know any better so they always go for it. They believe in themselves simply because they do not overthink situations. Since they do not know that they do not know, they take more chances and put it out there more easily.

When you STOP judging yourself and stop applying negative energy such as doubt and fear to situations, you will succeed. Don’t question your intention or your ability to do something, just do it. You are the only one standing in your way. If you are going to apply thought to situations, why not apply positive thinking to support where you want to go in life? As soon as negative thinking steps in, you hold yourself back.

Welcome to the game of life – believing in yourself is the game changer. Get with the program and learn the strategy. Choose NOT to believe in your limitations but believe in your dreams and they will always come true.

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