Michelle Gomez is a self-proclaimed reformed corporate burnout and imposter syndrome survivor. She is an accomplished business executive with over 2 decades experience in the male-dominated transportation and logistics industry. Along the way she learned to address her own internal imposter and now helps high achievers, like you, to do the same. She is the author of Own Your Brilliance, a guide to overcoming the imposter syndrome for career success.
Top Takeaways: Addressing Your Internal Imposter with Michelle Gomez
- A reformed corporate burnout
- Imposter syndrome where high achievers struggle to internalize their success
- Imposter syndrome is not an obstacle, it is a stepping stone
- 70% of the population has experienced the imposter syndrome in their career
- Approach your internal imposter from a place of empowerment
- Worrying about being the imposter stifles creativity
- Perfectionists focus on “how” things should be done
- The natural genius- if you’re not an expert, you’re not supposed to do it, you give up
- The expert believes information is the most important indicator of success
- The rugged individualist, or soloist- asking for help would indicate I am not competent
- Superman- belief you can do everything, masterfully
- Arrogance is a mask for fear and loneliness
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Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”Theodore Roosevelt”]It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.[/shareable]
Additional Items Mentioned
Michelle’s website: michellemgomez.com
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It by Valerie Young Ed.D