Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: SoulFood

This is Azure.

Welcome.

This narrative can help you overcome imposter syndrome.

Find yourself in a comfortable posture.

Maybe lay on your bed or sit cross-legged.

This train of thought can be used as an inner narration of your world to reach a place of more inner and outer sense of freedom and peace.

Yes,

Perhaps I was lucky.

And yes,

Maybe I did have some help.

Maybe I had support.

I had access to resources.

In many ways,

I am privileged and I am grateful.

I acknowledge all this.

But I showed up.

I did my part.

I put my effort into it.

Even if I was in the right place at the right time,

I was still there.

Without my effort,

This positive outcome wouldn't exist.

It wouldn't have manifested in this way.

And it's also important to realize that it's the process that counts.

Without being attached to certain results,

It's always a co-creation between me and the universe.

Nothing exists in silos.

Everything is interconnected and interdependent.

Which is why we sometimes feel like imposters.

Because deep down,

We know this and we haven't acknowledged that there are many ingredients that play a part in a certain outcome.

To say,

It's all me,

Would be at least inaccurate.

But to also say,

None of it is me,

I had nothing to do with it,

Is also inaccurate.

You were there.

You struggled.

You strived.

You made progress.

You achieved.

It took some skill,

Some effort,

Some courage,

Some tenacity on your part.

Appreciate and acknowledge where you were and your role and part in your personal positive outcome.

There is no shame in being helped by the universe.

Using that help to help others is what is needed in our time.

If I'm striving for something worthy of my time,

Effort,

Energy and resources and it doesn't work out as expected,

It's okay.

I tried.

I gave it my all.

I took it seriously.

If it does work out though,

I will be able to internalize that achievement,

To integrate that accomplishment in my self-concept.

How I see myself will change for the better,

Which can lead to a virtuous upward spiral in both scenarios.

Because in both cases,

I made it a big part of my life.

I showed up.

I put effort into it.

I put love into it.

I gave it priority.

I took notes.

I spent time on it.

I worked on it.

I put some thought into it.

I improved it.

I valued it.

I manifested it.

I gave it significance.

I made it important.

I mindfully observed and took notice of the world around me.

I made sense of it to the best of my capacity.

I invested conscious effort and energy into the task.

I saw a need and I tried to meet it.

I offered myself to what was required.

I put my tenacity,

My resourcefulness,

My creativity,

My growth mindset into it.

I chose this over something else.

Would I rather I haven't?

Place your focus on the effort,

Creativity,

Devotion,

Dedication,

Skill and love that you put into it.

Note the result of that effort and how that is received.

I made it happen and if it didn't work out as I hoped for,

Then maybe it was meant to be the compost for the next thing.

The stepping stone and the practice ground for what I needed for the next stage of my life.

I am aware of my internal narrator.

I focus on the learning,

Not the performance.

Not knowing something doesn't make me a fraud,

It makes me a student.

I am a work in progress.

This is Azur.

Thank you for showing up for yourself.

I appreciate each and every one of you.

I hope that you found benefit and value in this sharing.

Namaskar.