Topics We Explored:
- What imposter syndrome is, how it can show up in unexpected ways, and how it may be different for men and women
- Why healthy communication is so important (and never goes out of style) and why having those tough conversations can be so beneficial
- How we can sit with our discomfort around certain situations and let that uncomfortableness help us gain more clarity
- Why constantly being busy isn’t necessarily a marker of growth or mastery
“Anyone’s self-talk is also their own shame manifesting.” – Andrea Owen (Tweet this)
Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Andrea Owen’s Your Kick-Ass Life
- Brené Brown
- 5 Ways to Keep the Impostor Syndrome from Ruling You
- HALT Before You Make a Bad Decision
- Dan Pickett: Debugging Impostor Syndrome (Episode 59)
- 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life by Andrea Owen
- How to Stop Feeling Like Shit by Andrea Owen (scroll down)
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
- The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
- TouchPoints by Douglas Conant and Mette Norgaard
- Your Brain at Work by David Rock
- Tao Te Ching by Laozi
- The Man in the Arena quote
About Andrea Owen:
Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choose courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life.
She is the proud author of 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve, (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster). Her second book: How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness is out now (Seal Press/Hachette Books).
When she’s not juggling her full coaching practice or hosting retreats, Andrea is busy competing in triathlons, chasing her 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter or making out with her husband, Jason. She is also a retired roller derby player having skated under the name “Veronica Vain”.
Learn more about Andrea at yourkickasslife.com.
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