Who is the Imposter here?

AIESEC In Enugu
May 22, 2024

Goodmorning, champ!

Yesterday was a little mind game to get you stimulated, and we even got you motivated. All these While I was struggling in pharmacology classes.

Today we have come again, but this time like mid-week service, to give you just one very small gist.

Before I started writing letters everyday to you, serenading and motivating you left and right, I was a “tech bro” not because I wasn't a writer, but because I saw and read good books growing up and I knew or so I thought that I couldn't be like them.

I would see opportunities to showcase my skills and I'd hide it because I didn't feel like I was good enough for the task, I had a severe fear of failure and I was comparing myself to other writers.

This sounds familiar right? That's just simply "Imposter Syndrome” doing what it knows how to do best, imposing ideals and beliefs that should otherwise not hold water.

It might sound vague or fictional, but I decided to use myself as an example because I lingered on these thoughts until I didn't anymore….and I currently have roles that past me could not imagine.

Phew… all these chatting and I've still not told you what to do?

To get over imposter syndrome, you need to reframe your thinking and focus on progress, no matter how small or slow you arrive at your destination, all that matters is that you got there at last.

As I sign off for today, I'd like you to know that your feelings are very valid but they do not define you, hence you deserve to be here rocking that role and that benefit, so seize it by the tails.

See ya tomorrow.

Pee Jay From AIESEC in Enugu

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