“If I can just think this through one more time, I’ll feel ready.” That’s the promise worry makes, and for a lot of capable people it’s a promise they’ve been chasing for years. You know the loop. Something that matters is coming up, a decision, a conversation, a piece of work you’ll be judged on, […]
Worry Feels Like Preparation But It Isn’t. Read More »
Why do I feel anxious all the time when nothing is actually wrong? It’s one of the questions I hear most often, usually from people who have already spent years trying to answer it themselves. If that’s you, you’ve probably tried the obvious things. You’ve told yourself to calm down and reasoned through why
Your Anxiety Means Well, but It Keeps Getting It Wrong Read More »
We all know what it’s like to get caught up in a storm of thoughts and feelings. Maybe it’s the tension before a big meeting, the anxiety on the train into work, or that familiar voice telling you “you’re not good enough for this.” When a wave like that hits, most of us do one
Dropping Anchor: A Simple Way to Steady Yourself When Self-Doubt Hits Read More »
Most people think of imposter syndrome primarily as a confidence problem – a deficit of self-belief that more evidence, more experience, or more reassurance might eventually fix. But in practice, what tends to sit at the heart of it isn’t really about confidence at all. It’s about uncertainty. Not uncertainty in the abstract sense, but
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