The Impostor Syndrome Files

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the need for self-affirmation. Our guest, Brandi Taylor, shares how she bounced back from Impostor Syndrome, which led her to walk away from a big opportunity, by connecting more deeply to herself and her purpose.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestBrandi Taylor is an accomplished makeup artist with experience in all aspects of makeup artistry, including fashion, video and print. As the owner of XquisiteLooks LLC, her education, coupled with professionalism, gives her clients a dependable, organized and detailed-oriented delivery every time.Brandi’s diverse background and experience creates an exceptional style accredited only to her and her creativity. Her innate ability to bring out the best in others is unmatched. Because of this, Brandi is now a highly-sought after speaker and educator. The Detroit native is a 2007 graduate from Michigan College of Beauty Esthetician program. Her workshops are a must for those serious about a career in the beauty industry.Brandi founded the Detroit Business & Beauty Expo in 2017. This event is held annually in October. She has a passion for beauty and business, and she strives to impact the beauty industry. Providing business tools, training and resources to the beauty professional. Brandi created the Business Beauty Network podcast in 2019.

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the importance of being part of a team. Our guest, Kirsten Smith, shares her journey from employee to entrepreneur and how teams have empowered her to focus on her strengths while leveraging the strengths of others.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we take a broad look at the underlying influences that trigger Impostor Syndrome. Our guest, Jenny Maenpaa, discusses the importance of staying focused on what’s within our control and shares actionable strategies to raise our awareness of unconscious feelings and beliefs that dictate our behavior.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about how to reframe beliefs that stand in the way of our success. Our guest, Catherine Lemaréchal, shares how she uses an empowering inner dialogue to manage self-doubt. She also leads a powerful visualization exercise, Museum for Old Limiting Beliefs, to help us overcome our own limiting beliefs.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestCatherine Lemaréchal lives in Norway and founded her own company, Ticato, 14 years ago. She works as a communications consultant and NLP Coach and speaks on Communication, Branding and Time Mastery. Her ambition, and the essence of one of her most popular courses, is to help women and men beat Impostor Syndrome. She teaches practical tools that enable them to lower their shoulders and gain greater confidence by believing in themselves and their abilities.

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we look at the importance of knowing what you want. Our guest, Tara, shares how her experience with Impostor Syndrome led her on a journey of self-discovery that landed her in a much stronger place - internally and externally.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about balancing our longer-term vision and drive with everyday challenges and self-doubt. Our guest, Ariell Braem, shares how realizing that time is not a renewable resource drove her to leave an unsatisfying corporate career and go out on her own. She gives us a vulnerable and powerful look at the inner work required to confidently make big transitions.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestAriell Suzanne is an entrepreneur, freelance writer, advocate with Beautycounter, and runway model with big dreams for much more (stay tuned!). She is passionate about culture, the arts industries, holistic health and wellness, and inspiring and influencing others with authenticity to dream big, take risks, and show up fully to their own lives. She is also an advocate at heart for human justice and environmental causes and is working on practical ways to stand for these important issues in which others can also join the work. Ariell Suzanne is someone you will want to follow in the coming days and years. For updates and to keep in touch with Ariell, you can follow her on Instagram @ariellasuzabella or on Facebook. Her popular and inspirational blog is being transitioned to a full website which will be forthcoming in the near future. Keep a close eye out for that. Ariell Suzanne is from Chicagoland and Northern Illinois and currently lives in Kansas City.

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we look at the ways in which our interpretations of others and their intentions undermines our self-worth. Our guest, Cece Heart, shares her powerful strategy, which she describes as playful learning, for clarifying others’ intentions and avoiding assumptions that lead to self-doubt.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestCece is an Inspiration Activator AKA Sorceress! She conjures up a wide range of modalities to lift spirits and activate your body, mind and spirit including delicious plant-based, organic food (magic) (let food be thy medicine!). She shares her personal experience through raw, unfiltered stories as a writer (wild storyteller) and writes about everything in her life, from travel to inspirational self-help blogs. She's an energetic intuitive and has a passion for the health and wellness realm and pulls from effective strategies to fill your life with love and inner bliss! She also is part of a very dynamic environmental tech company that's motivating users to save the planet as a Wellness Adviser and Partnerships Coordinator AKA Community Catalyzer!

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we discuss the ways in which education can both help us build our confidence as well as become a trap. Our guest shares her personal experience of returning to school and how her motivation for doing so helped her to strengthen her confidence.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-sessionAbout Our GuestMaeve O’Byrne is an entrepreneur, coach, mentor coach and facilitator.  She is passionate about helping women through change, both in their personal life and in their careers.  She is particularly interested in how we adapt to the gift of time that our parents didn’t have, and determined to alter the perception of ageism and change the conversation of age from negative to positive.Born in the UK to Irish parents Maeve is one of six siblings brought up between Wales and the Middle East.  She became independent at 10, and never, except for vacations, again lived with her family, moving from Boarding School in Wales to  Switzerland, and then Ireland.She worked in the non-profit sector, initially in Dublin, Ireland and then in Canada, settling on Vancouver Island where she was the President & CEO of the Hospital Foundation.   Since 2016 she has forged a new career as a coach, consultant and speaker – promoting her unique thoughts and ideas further in the greater world. She has spoken on Non-profit management;  Succession Planning; Unconscious & Implicit Bias, Learnings from working within Indigenous Agencies; The Third Act, Retirement or Transition and in the Fall she will co-present at the International Coach Federation’s (ICF)  ‘Converge’ Conference in Prague ‘Developing Resilient Coaching programs for Social Change’.   Her new presentation - Selfish Vs Selfless – why being selfish can make you a better person, challenges the common perception that being selfish does not always have to be a negative trait.A Reiki Master, Maeve has a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, is a Certified Executive Coach, and a PCC accredited coach through the ICF.  She is also a certified mentor coach through L-Con Global, received her level 101 & 202 Transactional Analysis certificates, and is a LEADS 360 debrief and performance planning coach through the Canadian Council of Health Leaders. She also studied Fashion Design at Vancouver Community College.“When I don’t listen to my inner voice, I get in trouble!  My mind is constantly going and I like to challenge perceptions and assumptions about life and people.  I want to understand the journey and stories that brought them to where they are today and persuade them to think more deeply and creatively about what they do and think”.When not working, Maeve plays with fiber, loves long walks, goes to yoga classes, and visits her sons, and various siblings around the world.

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we discuss the way Impostor Syndrome distorts our thinking and makes us believe things about ourselves that aren’t true. Our guest bravely shares her story of how Impostor Syndrome derailed her career plans and the ways in which she’s actively working to find peace with her decisions.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session

In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the effects of trying to prove ourselves when we don’t feel that we have the “right” credentials or the traditional educational background associated with our career paths.To join the free Impostor Syndrome Challenge, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/impostor-syndrome-challenge/To learn more about the Leading Women discussion group, visit:https://executivecareersuccess.com/leading-women-discussion-group/To schedule time to speak with me directly about your questions/challenges, visit:https://bookme.name/ExecCareer/strategy-session