EP. 196: ADHD and Imposter Syndrome with Author and Sales Expert, Shianne Sampson

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

There are so many great ADHD podcasts out there that deliver the latest research and feature leading experts, but I think that what makes this podcast so different and valuable are the stories. Hearing about the lives and internal thoughts of other ADHD women who seem to have it all together from the outside reminds us that we’re not alone in our self-doubt. It also shows us that if even the most successful of us still struggles under the weight of imposter syndrome, maybe the problem is our thoughts telling us that we aren’t good enough, rather than a reflection of our actual abilities. My guest this episode, author and sales expert Shianne Sampson, is a perfect example of why these stories matter. From the outside, Shianne is a confident and outgoing sales leader whose hard work has led to incredible success, but no matter how many accomplishments she has under her belt, that imposter syndrome is always there to make her feel like she doesn’t deserve it. In our conversation, Shianne shares the ADHD strengths that shine in the sales world, the specific challenges that can lead to imposter syndrome as you climb the sales ladder, and we chat strategies for tackling the self-doubt, starting with celebrating our accomplishments. Shianne’s story is a great reminder that imposter syndrome grows in the shadows of shame, and the more we shed light on it through vulnerability and connection, the less power it holds over us. Resources Website: LinkedIn profile: Her book:

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0:00.0	You have people argue that sales is an art or sales is a science and it's
0:04.3	definitely both. To be able to speak in such a way that you move people, they
0:09.6	listen, etc. That's part of sales, right? But when people get into sales, they
0:15.8	think that sales is just being able to push someone towards a vision and
0:19.9	being aggressive or assertive or any of those things. But it all happens with
0:25.1	someone buys way before that. A lot of people skip that part and they just
0:29.9	go like, oh, I can talk like this and I can talk however I want. I'm just going
0:33.6	to ask you for the deal and I'm going to push you. But your upper echelon of
0:37.7	salespeople, you can't even tell you're being sold, right? And there's an art to
0:42.8	it.
0:48.3	Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Montserr, Michael Jordan, Will Smith.
0:57.7	That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of
1:02.5	locations. Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD? And you know
1:10.7	what we hear even less about?
1:15.5	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Wuppie Goldberg, Agatha Christie,
1:23.3	Aaron Brockovich, share. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD. And that's
1:30.8	exactly why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart-ass women. I'm your host,
1:37.1	Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor, a lifelong student, now a coach. I'm
1:43.5	also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK, a system that helps people like you
1:50.4	figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD,
1:55.7	your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out
2:00.9	instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest
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