OVERCOME SELF-DOUBT AND claim your expertise.
New Trend Alert: Imposter Syndrome Hypnotherapy
COULD YOU BENEFIT FROM IMPOSTER SYNDROME HYPNOTHERAPY?
Here's how to find out whether this targeted form of confidence hypnotherapy can improve your self-esteem.
Find another human and tell them with a straight face: "I'm an expert of ______________." Say it like you mean it!
Pay attention to your inner dialogue. It may well sound like this: “Who are you to claim this? Who do you think you are to help people with this? You don’t have enough experience.”
If you’ve ever had an inner dialogue like the above then you’re not alone. We're brought up to be like this. Critical, questioning, doubting. We compare ourselves unfavourably…Feeling like an imposter, a loser, a fraud.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome For Increased Confidence
THE MOST TOXIC BELIEFS IN THE SEA OF LIMITING BELIEFS
This negative thinking hurts our progress in life and all of it boils down to a couple of toxic beliefs:
I’m not enough I'm not worthy
And this is the exact train of thought that will prevent you from overcoming self-doubt, settling into self-confidence and being the leader and teacher you’re meant to be. There’s no business without you getting up being the expert. So, do you think you can make yourself bigger than these limiting beliefs?
WHERE TO PUT THE JITTERS?
I get it, sticking your head out can be daunting. Not gonna lie: I get the jitters every time. I feel dizzy when presenting to camera, when speaking to a room full of strangers. But - I don't let this stop me. I'm telling myself that the jitters mean that I'm about to do something important.
WHAT IF PEOPLE LAUGH?
Ugh. It's true. Some folks will laugh at some point. Or frown. But…whatever you do, they’ll judge you either way. the truth is that you'll have a more successful and fulfilling life if you manage to overcome the fear of judgement as an entrepreneur.
Because you won’t find success in business if you keep holding yourself back. You won’t be able to nail your niche if you’re not willing to claim to be the expert (or willing to become the expert).
YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR
Stand for your expertise. Experiment with which expertise to choose; and no, nothing is set in stone. Your chosen field is likely to evolve as you evolve.
But you have to stand up and claim your expertise to get started. If you want to make ONE offer only, you need to claim expert for that! Because people wanna buy the ONE, ONLY, BEST from the expert. I mean who would you buy from? The expert.
Now, this may make you nervous but here’s a solution. You don’t have to start out being the expert of a massive field. To make this more palatable, why not start in a narrowly defined niche. You may not be ready to be the expert leadership coach of the Internet but you can be the expert instagram stories sales coach for corporate mums!
You can't help everyone, but you can help someone. Claim your one thing today and get started–imperfectly.
DON'T HIDE, BE YOU
Grab the mike. Maybe deep down you actually enjoy being the frontman, the expert on stage in front of a large audience? But you feel that you shouldn’t really because you don’t want to be vain, showy, attention seeking, stage-struck.
Overcome the fear of judgment as an entrepreneur. There’s no shame in having a message and sharing it. Don’t let this keep-you-in-line attitude hold you back from stepping up. Have fun on stage! Enjoy the clipboard, the buzz, the lights, the projectors. Assume that your follower – the one person you speak to and help – wants to see you and loves to hear from you!
Go on and be the leader you were meant to be, the world needs YOU. The world needs to hear your what you have to say.
HOW TO DIAL UP YOUR SELF-ESTEEM? MAKE IT ABOUT YOUR MESSAGE
Shift your focus from yourself to your audience. (This will be especially calming, if the idea of being out front leaves you reeling.) Lean into something bigger than you: the helping, serving and sharing.
You are enough. You matter. What you have to say matters.
Put away any jealousies or insecurities - you have work to do!
CHECK IN: HOW DO YOU SERVE?
Imagine you see a child falling into a well, what would you do? Would you rush there and grab their wrists, would you throw down your rope? Of course you would!
You wouldn’t stand by because you don’t have the perfect tools. You wouldn’t hesitate because you’re not wearing the right outfit! You wouldn’t care if anyone laughs at how you do it. You don’t have another choice. If you refuse to lean into your expertise then you won't be able to serve in your business.
STILL FEELING LIKE A FRAUD? TRY IMPOSTER SYNDROME HYPNOTHERAPY
What if the feeling of 'not good enough' is so strong that willpower alone isn't enough for you to step out of your shadow. This is okay, we're all human after all and nerves can happen.
If you can't bring yourself to stick your head out as an expert then there's a proven technique to help you overcome feeling like a fraud. It includes subconscious reprogramming to overcome entrenched childhood conditioning.
Imposter Syndrome Hypnotherapy has a success rate of 93% in up to 6 sessions. With my clients, I like to pair the rewiring of the mind with aligned action.
Claim a free clarity call here if you'd like to find out how this could work for you.
Lots of love,
Gwen
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