Ella Lucas-Averett: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome
Wellness + Wisdom Podcast
Josh Trent
4.8 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2017
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In our fast paced and demanding world where the ability to pivot and transition every day is a necessity, how do we move past what Psychologists call "Impostor Syndrome" to conquer the deeper fears of not being enough?
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Impostor Syndrome is a concept that describes individuals who are marked by an inability to realize their accomplishments and have a persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud." This way of thinking causes us to dismiss our accomplishments and abilities, feeling they may have occurred from luck, circumstance, or having deceived others into thinking we're someone other than our true selves.
To some extent, everyone is ingrained with this mental noise that can tell us we're not good enough or don't belong. Our mind often wonders what may happen if people find out we're not as intelligent as they think. These thoughts can be the loudest when pursuing a goal or passion, and the fear of exposing ourselves as a failure can limit exploration and destroy the courage needed to delve into new experiences.
To overcome these limiting and destructive thought processes, it's necessary to ask ourselves an important question:
How can we move past Impostor Syndrome to develop our power, awareness, and take action in the direction of our true desires?
On this episode of Wellness Force Radio, we explore this topic and much more with Ella Lucas-Averett, Host of the "On Air With Ella" Podcast. During this interview, she discusses techniques to move past our fears and find greater alignment in our lives.
Listen To Episode 127 As Ella Uncovers:
- Why she felt a calling to spread the message of health and wellness
- The importance of taking complete accountability in our lives
- How to start where we are, use what we have, and do what we can
- Why the path towards success isn't a linear journey
- How to make sure impostor syndrome doesn't stop us from pursuing the things we desire
- The power that comes from being authentic
- Triggers that can amplify impostor syndrome
- How we can take an emotional inventory and find our authentic voice
- Ways to turn fear into curiosity
- How to determine if something isn't in alignment with our true selves
- How thoughts are manufactured around events, situations, and circumstances
- The importance of taking complete accountability in our relationships
- Why taking action won't always be fun and comfortable
- How we can use visualization to overcome our fears
- The tools that help us move through impostor syndrome
Top 3 Takeaways From Ella
- In order to take more control over our lives, it's necessary to develop radical accountability with our thoughts,
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Wellness Force Radio, |
| 0:05.0 | feelings are essential, but they can't dictate our actions. |
| 0:12.0 | We literally inspect each other with our emotions. |
| 0:15.0 | We came here for a special purpose. |
| 0:16.8 | Let the purpose unveil itself. |
| 0:19.0 | Knowing without doing the same thing is not knowing. |
| 0:20.9 | They're not just trackers. |
| 0:22.2 | I'm gonna wear this and it's to help me do the right thing. |
| 0:25.0 | Wellness Force Radio episode 127 with on air with Ella's Ella Lucas Averette. |
| 0:30.0 | When you're trying to create something new or enter a new space, the imposter syndrome, the little |
| 0:36.1 | chatterbox is like, you can't do it, you don't belong here, you have no business being here, |
| 0:40.6 | everyone's already done it better than you and I think this is huge |
| 0:44.0 | when you're trying to create something whether it's I want to step into a different |
| 0:47.7 | career or maybe I want to start my own blog or maybe you know etc |
| 0:51.3 | etc fill in the space with something that you desire to do. |
| 0:54.8 | I think that's when the chatterbox is the loudest. Your brain is wired to protect you by not |
| 1:00.7 | establishing new scary unfamiliar patterns and it's your job to be like now we're going to create some new ruts in the brain on this one like no |
| 1:08.7 | We're going to set out into some unforged territory start where are. Use what you have and do what you can. |
| 1:16.0 | What's up my friend? It's your host Josh Trent and welcome back to another |
| 1:20.0 | episode for your weekly access to global experts in all things wellness as we |
| 1:24.5 | discover the physical and emotional intelligence we need to live life well. |
| 1:28.6 | Have you ever stood on a stage or been up in front of a large group of people and felt like there was a brick in your stomach, |
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