Tempest Jemison's Blog - Posts Tagged "self-doubt"

They are going to find out I'm a fraud.
They are going to find out I Googled that.
They are going to find out that I guessed it.
They are going to find out that I don't belong here.
They are going to find out that I don't know the answer.
That it was pure luck.
That I'm not qualified.
They are going to find out that I don't know what I'm doing.
They are going to find out that I'm not ready.
They are going to find out that I'm not that good.
They are going to find out that I'm an imposter.
They are going to find out that I suck at this.
They are going to find out that I had to rehearse what I wanted to say a million times before even trying to find the courage to say it.
They are going to find out...

And then I realized something.

They're going to find out that I'm human.
That I'm learning.
That I'm brave as hell for showing up anyway.

And then I found out that imposter syndrome was actually just the uncomfortable space where growth happens.