*QOTD* : What's your main takeaway?! Or any other thoughts/advice you have for others who are having feelings of impostor syndrome? This is such an important topic, so I'd love to hear your thoughts! 🙂
I think you make a great point when you said everyone is on their own unique journey and you're always growing. Its so important to be mindful that you've got to have the mentality of a "student" of whatever craft you set out to do if you want to thrive. It's also important to develop a sense of objectivity with where your skill gaps are and not let that be a negative. Its great to be able to identify where you need to grow, but don't beat yourself up about it. Anything worth having takes time, investment, nurturing, our craft is no different. I also love the part about change, developing a different relationship with change, failure is a huge deal. It helps you tackle things without the fear of being perfect and its helped me get out of my own way. For my own part, I remind myself constantly I am here because a lot of people believed in me and have been patient with me to let me grow and become who I am. I put in the time, dedication and that gives me the confidence going into anything I do even in the face of ambiguity.
Another great video and just to say, I really appreciate the way you're able to intertwine technique, psychology and business acumen within so much of your content. I intended to give up 25 years of corporate life in order to pursue a job that was also my passion, but Covid has managed to delay things for a little while. However, I am gradually acquiring more of my income through photography and hope to leave the "office" permanently very soon. I also struggled to justify my worth and initially felt guilty about charging people for my work. But in the back of my mind, I always told myself that everyone has to start somewhere. Whether it's the person landing your plane, setting a broken bone or repairing your leaking tap; they all had to get over the hurdle of doing it for the first time. Initially feeling racked with nerves is absolutely fine but the relief and elation of completing a job for 'real paying clients' is transformative. Looking back there will undoubtedly be things you'd change, but just take that learning through to the next job. And then think how great you'll be in five shoot's time!
My biggest takeaway is the idea that we feel unworthy of praise because we’re imperfect, I.e., don’t have all the answers. If we ever achieve perfection, by definition, we stop growing. So, let’s all keep getting better and celebrate when someone recognizes we’ve made a step in that direction.
Thanks for talking about this important topic. I really admire that you choose subjects like this and talk openly about handling the storm that surrounds all of us.
Thanks so much Jim. 🙏🏻 Having the right mindset is critical for success - so I feel topics like this are just as important, if not more, than techniques and strategies. Once we can get out of our own way we can truly thrive and experience way more happiness & fulfillment in the process. :)
I know this video is a year old, but oh my goodness, did I need to hear this! I've been a photographer since 2005 and I have felt stuck for almost a decade. I often think of myself as a fraud because I'm not where others are after almost two decades in the industry. I lost my passion for it about 6 years ago and just started picking up my camera this year and it's been rough. Thank you for this.
Great video thank you🙏 Honesty. Integrity. Ethics. Morals. Work ethic. Preparation. Learn something everyday. That was my career roadmap and it worked. Don’t worry about your peers, you can’t control anything about them. Do your preparation before doing a project that way your own personal talent and ideas will naturally separate you from your peers. My 2cents.
This is a very important topic. People Who doesnt know of imposter syndrom doesnt know that it is a common Thing that we All share. I know When i first heard of it. It explained a lot of how i was thinking about my Work and hobbies for that matter. Very Nice video and You hit the nail on the head. Great job
Great Topic🙌🏻 Amazing Advice! Definitely struggle with this all the time actually🙃! The key is to catch it and stop the thoughts before they get the best of you 🙂
Amazing video! Love hearing the reasons why we feel like imposters. And thanks for showing us how to get out of it! I’m going to watch this a few more times so I can soak it all in!!!
