Soon, they'll find out...

Have you ever told yourself phrases like these ? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   I'm a fraud. I'm not special. I'm just not good enough. Soon, everyone will find out I was just lucky to get this job. Have you ever told yourself phrases like these ? Feeling like you didn't deserve what you have? That everything you've been able to achieve was just based on luck... It doesn't matter how hard you've worked to achieve what you have right now. It doesn't matter that you spent sleepless nights studying. Getting the right skills. You still feel like you don't deserve what you have in life. Like an imposter waiting to get caught. Believing that one day... Everyone's going to notice and take away what you have. If that's the case then... I have two things to tell you. First... What you're going through is called the imposter syndrome. And second... You're not alone. In fact, approximately 70 percent of people admit to having experienced impostor syndrome at some moment in their lives. The thing is that... Even though we've all been through this. So many people don't know what to do when these feelings show up. What happens then? That because they don't think they're good enough... They end up missing opportunities. They could have the best job invite right in front of them. Or meet the perfect partner to spend their lives with. But... Because they don't think they're good enough... They let that opportunity pass by. Always with the excuse that they're just "not prepared". And that they'll wait until they're "ready". Believing that they'll always have that option in front of them. Until it goes away. And they end up letting go of something that could've changed their lives for the better. Just because their perception of themselves is wrong. Maybe you're going through a similar situation ... If that's the case then... Don't worry. This doesn't have to be you. There's a technique that can help you change your self-perception. And start to seize every opportunity that comes your way. It's called the STOP technique. And you can use it to defeat the Imposter Syndrome once and for all. STOP is an acronym for "Silence The Oppressive Player". It was first introduced by Melinda Fouts in her book "Cognitive Enlightenment". The idea is that every single person has a tape of themselves playing in their heads. A preconceived notion of what they can and cannot do. It comes up especially when we're feeling tired, hungry, or defeated in some way. The STOP technique is made to flip that script. It consists of rewiring our brains. And changing the negative arguments for empowering ones. To start, you need a lunch statement. To replace the tape that is not good enough, you need a "launch sentence." For example... "I’m more than good enough" would be an example of a solid one. Then, put it in the places you're in all the time. Write it down on post-it notes and put it at several locations of your house. Every time you're going through your daily tasks. When you're driving or at the gym... Keep on repeating it. You need to do this until it becomes second nature. And that way, next time a moment of weakness comes and you want to fall back on your old paradigm. You'll use that new argument to win the battle. And if you do this consistently ... You'll no longer feel like a fraud. You won't feel like a failure anymore. You'll no longer think that you're not good enough. Instead, you'll feel worthy. That everything you've been able to accomplish is a direct result of your effort. It wasn't luck. It's a result of everything you've been putting out there. And next time a new opportunity shows up in front of you... You'll take hold of it. Because you know that you deserve it. Always forward, Simon P.S. If you want to learn how to overcome your fears and insecurities, and start seizing every opportunity that comes your way... [Then be sure to check this out]( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Lifehack, Unit 33554, PO Box 6945,, London, W1A 6US, United Kingdom