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Entrepreneur
2 days ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
The Surprising Way That People Fuel Their Own Impostor Syndrome
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You're reading Entrepreneur United Kingdom, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. What is impostor syndrome? Anytime you're doing something you've never done before, or your situation changes dramatically, it's the job of your identity to ask the question "is this safe?" and "should I have it?" If you don't have limiting beliefs about your worthiness, then you may still get a slightly heightened feeling of apprehension at times. But generally speaking, you should be ok as long as you stay grounded, focus on small steps, and acknowledge the wins as you go. For this first type of impostor syndrome, you may also hear your inner critic giving you intrusive thoughts about if you're good enough, or if you're able to sustain it. The key difference is that you can fairly quickly catch and answer these thoughts with some self-awareness and courage, so they won't last very long, and in fact, the faster you get into action-taking mode, the less of an effect they will have. For many people, simply getting started cures their impostor syndrome thoughts, and they are free to do what they need to do. When impostor syndrome won't go away. The second kind of impostor syndrome is fuelled by identity. This is the one that causes the worst cases of impostor syndrome, and why much of the advice doesn't seem to work for you. When it comes to identity-fuelled impostor syndrome, you still decide to do something new and important to you, and it still triggers the same "is this safe?", "is this for me?" internal checks. The only difference now is that this time, the answer that your deeper beliefs and stories send back is: "Absolutely not, are you crazy?! - Who do you think you are for wanting something like this? This is far too nice... Why would you think you could have anything this good?" And it's almost always supported by the iron-clad evidence of: "We've never had it before." But that's true of literally everything you have ever achieved. Anything you currently have in your life right now, there was once a time you didn't have that, so never let that hold you back. That said, if you are fortunate enough to at least make some progress, what people find is the more you learn, the more you realise how much you don't yet know - which only makes the feeling of not having enough to work with so much worse. So when you try to use positive thinking and force to make yourself do the things, you're really just pushing against yourself. This means the harder you force things, and the more pressure you add, the more your identity's resistance will push back. This is what many people describe as feeling stuck. What actually works. OK, so now we know it's not about forcing yourself to do the things, and the old ways aren't working for you anymore because it's your identity that is stopping you from moving forward with confidence. On a deeper level, a part of you doesn't feel good enough, and is using old beliefs and comparisons to support that feeling. When we consider that, we can work on reversing the feeling. 1. Ground yourself in safety and trust Since impostor syndrome is mostly fuelled by insecurities and comparisons to others, the fastest way to get your power back is to reverse your focus back to yourself, and disregard all other people, at least temporarily. This is also where we double down on love and worth. Where you feel into your body and send yourself the purest forms of love, that maybe you never had before, but you can allow yourself to receive it now. To anchor into your body, physically reassure yourself through words and touch, and connect to the sensations that your body is giving you. It's here where you create safety and security within yourself. You may need some support from a professional coach or therapist to help you with this if you have never or rarely felt safe in your body before. Once that's done, you can build up trust by doing small things and acknowledging yourself as you go to remove doubts and build confidence. 2. Directly challenge old beliefs As mentioned earlier, impostor syndrome is made of old beliefs that don't serve you. It's these beliefs that your identity is measuring you against, so once you're in a safe and secure state of being, it's these beliefs that we're going to change. To do that, first follow the "If/Then formula" to discover the specific story that your subconscious is running to keep you stuck in self doubt. What you're looking for is a story that reflects a deeper fear or limiting belief. It may not be rational, in fact, it rarely is rational, but it's whatever comes through and you feel in your body that part of you might believe it. For example, "If I do this [big scary thing], then it will hurt me by [outcome I absolutely don't want], and I don't want that to happen" or "If I allow myself to fully trust [myself or someone else], then it could hurt me by [some betrayal, rejection, failure, etc], and I don't want that to happen" This story will show you the deeper belief and fear, and once you can see the belief, you can start to challenge it and work to replace it with more positive and empowering beliefs. 3. Decide who you are and what you're capable of. Finally, we take the last step. After we have cultivated safety in the body, and you are now the primary provider of safety and love in your life. We have isolated specific beliefs and stories and brought them into higher awareness. Now is the time we make some powerful decisions that can carry us through and into our best life. The word "decision" literally means "to cut away", so that's what I want you to do. I would like you to decide now that you are going to fully believe in yourself, that you don't need to know if it will be successful before you start, because you will decide now to take the leap of faith in yourself and do the thing. I'm not promising that it won't be scary, but that's why you decide again and again, as many times as you need to, that you are good enough, and you can find a way to make your visions come true. Because it's in that certainty, that your greatness will finally be allowed to shine.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Working with Emotional Intelligence in the Pharmaceutical and Biopharma Industry - 1 Day Online Training Course, June 30, 2025
Enhance your Emotional Intelligence (EI) with this interactive one-day training for the pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals sector. Improve self-awareness, communication, and influence skills. Gain CPD credits and a completion certificate. Boost your workplace success and relationships. Dublin, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Working with Emotional Intelligence in the Pharmaceutical and Biopharma Industry Training Course (ONLINE EVENT: June 30, 2025)" has been added to offering. This training course is designed to help participants develop self-awareness and improve their own communication skills within the pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals industry. In today's competitive and challenging workplace, we are not only being assessed on our technical skills, but also on how well we understand and handle ourselves and relate to others - our emotional intelligence. Emotional Intelligence is essential for all the relationships we have - whether with internal colleagues, external bodies such as with obtaining scientific advice, or suppliers - to be maximally effective. This one-day training course addresses our own Emotional Intelligence (EI) and how we can better understand ourselves and interpret others to communicate and influence even more effectively. This course will provide you with the skills to be more self-aware and choose to manage your reactions. It also gives you the skills to assess others' emotions more effectively and deal with them successfully for enhanced performance. The course is a highly interactive combination of theory, activities, exercises, and practical applications working on your real-life scenarios so you can develop your learnings for your benefit. Please note, in order to benefit most from the course, delegates will need to complete two self-assessments and bring their results with them at the beginning of the course. Benefits of attending By the end of this course, you will be able to: Manageand work with people more effectively by understanding and respecting their emotions Understand key emotional intelligence skills Be more adaptable to how others think and what different perspectives they have Practice several styles of influencing models to promote more emotionally effective conversations resulting in successful influence Certifications: CPD: 6 hours for your records Certificate of completion Who Should Attend: This course is for anyone with a professional or personal interest in exploring emotional intelligence in workplace settings, including highly regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, veterinary, legal and other professional industries. Key Topics Covered: Goleman's emotional intelligence model Identifying and understanding the main concepts and the impact on behaviour Working with emotional intelligence - the key competencies Listening techniques for influencing in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry Scripting technique persuading A simple structure to enable you to state your needs clearly and concisely without being too aggressive or apologetic Relationship management in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry Adapting your communication style to take account of others. Tools such as Stakeholder Agenda Analysis and Social Styles help you to identify which style will be more appropriate for use in a given situation Critical thinking approach Self-management and understanding the psychology of EI How to regulate your internal experience working in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry The solution-focused approach Focusing on the solution is focusing on success. The "third" conversation technique to help your objectivity Action planning For more information about this training visit About is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. CONTACT: CONTACT: Laura Wood,Senior Press Manager press@ For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./ CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900Sign in to access your portfolio
The Independent
26-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Hen do? For me, it's hen don't – especially if it's abroad
A friend recently told me she doesn't get invited to hen dos anymore. 'They just never ask me,' she shrugged over a couple of Aperols we'd been sipping in the Soho sunshine. 'It's been that way for the last five years; I can't even remember what going to one feels like.' A few years ago, a statement like that would've elicited sympathy. 'Poor you!' I would've cooed performatively while quietly judging the woman in front of me, presuming this meant she had no friends. 'Don't worry,' I would've continued, conscious she was looking for some kind of reassurance. 'I'm sure you'll get invited to some soon.' But that wasn't how I responded. Because in that moment, I didn't pity my friend at all; I envied her. It transpires the reason she doesn't get invited to hen dos has nothing to do with the quality of her friendships and everything to do with mutual respect, self-awareness, and emotional maturity. 'I've never liked hen dos,' she explained, citing the litany of financial, energetic, and logistical costs. 'So, slowly, over time, my close friends started to appreciate and understand that, and they kindly stopped asking me along. Honestly, it was such a relief.' At this point, I should probably clarify that I love all of my friends whose hen dos I've been on, and that I don't regret going to any of them. I've enjoyed them. Occasions where women are allowed to regale in one another's company while being impossibly silly together are a rare and cherishable thing. Increasingly, though, I've realised it might not be a format that suits me. First off, there's the fact that hen dos generally pull together a bunch of women who don't know each other very well. This is the reality as I've moved into my thirties, anyway, when tight-knit groups from school and university have splintered and people's friendship circles diversify, comprising colleagues, neighbours, cousins, and that influencer you met on Instagram. Essentially, our close friends at this age tend to be people we pick up along the way. Introducing them all to one another on a hen do, and expecting them to instantly become one cohesive, harmonised, and well-balanced friendship group for the sake of the bride, is not always realistic. Then there's the financial element. Most of the time, hen dos are organised by bridesmaids, who have a tendency to withhold some of the details about what you're actually paying for in a bid to maintain the element of surprise. It's a cute idea until you're asked to fork over £280 for a single day, with literally no clue where that money will go. Then you find out where the money has gone, and it doesn't exactly fill you with joy: cocktail-making classes, life drawing, treasure hunts, party bike tours of London… sure, these are fun things to do. But they're also expensive and, generally, probably not activities you'd ever choose to spend your own hard-earned cash on. And yet, you simply have to say yes because that's just what everyone does. On top of this, there's the logistical chaos that often ensues if the hen is anywhere outside of your hometown. Overpriced train tickets, even more overpriced regional taxis, car shares with strangers, passive-aggressive petrol payments (I was once asked to pay someone £8.25 for fuel). All of it feels increasingly tedious with age. Then there's the saga of an overnight stay (or multiple nights). Everything will always be split equally. But, very often, overnight hen dos take place in rented homes with vast disparities. So, inevitably, someone with a double bedroom and an en-suite ends up paying the same amount as someone stuffed into a bunk bed with three others. This might sound spoiled, or even a little tantrum-like. But trust me: once you've been sidelined to the sub-par room more than twice, it starts to grate. Why is it that in 2025, getting married is still the only reason women are allowed to be celebrated? Perhaps the bit I find the hardest to parse, though, is the reason why we do all this: because someone is getting married. Why is it that in 2025 that's the sole event that warrants such a ludicrously over-the-top celebration of a woman and her female friendships? That we go to all these lengths, spending time, money, and energy without questioning any of it, purely because someone has decided to couple up till death (or divorce) do they part? It feels wildly outdated and out of sync with the beliefs my friends and I all subscribe to. It's hard not to be resentful of that, especially if you're single. So, while I'll still happily go along to hen dos, I'll be doing so with the intention of making an effort to replicate that level of celebration for women elsewhere in my life, too. All of us deserve that, whether we decide to get married or not.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I was in a relationship with a narcissist for 23 YEARS... here are the shocking warning signs I ignored
Kamini Wood was 23 years old when she married a narcissist. After 23 more years of marriage, she realized she had missed some major early warning signs.
