Having Imposter Syndrome

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 😰

𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥. 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦.

If you experience feeling inadequate in your job or having self-doubt, I would like you to know that 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

We somehow think imposter syndrome is something that only happens to people who are learning something new. 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩.

Turns out, the feeling of being an imposter never goes away. And in some ways, the more successful you are, the more you feel insecure about yourselves. 😟

Because the more successful we are, the more we feel like we need to live up to what everyone thinks we are or everyone’s expectations of what we can do.

I think imposter syndrome is so common among teachers for this particular reason. We have this idealistic image of what a yoga teacher should look like, should act like, and should behave like.

( P.S. Yes, I am envisioning god-like images with white robes with halos over their heads).

When we feel like an imposter, it’s because we feel insecure. We feel insecure because we are stepping out of our comfort zone. I hope that by this time, you’ll see imposter syndrome as a sign that you are choosing courage over comfort. 🤗

See self-doubt as good news; because having self-doubt is what keeps us humble, keep us learning, and wanting to be better.

Growth is uncomfortable. Accept your thoughts. And keep going anyways. 💪

Action is the most potent way to conquer fear. Action is the most potent way to prove yourself wrong. Action is how you show yourself and the world what you are capable of.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦: 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚.

Know that feeling like an imposter only means you care but don’t let it hold you back.

Steel and prepare yourself for great things that are about to come. 🙂