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Seven out of ten people feel imposter syndrome at least once in their lives. The feeling of being a fraud or being “found out,” is something I struggled with most of my life, up until about four years ago. I never felt like I was all that book smart, as I had to study so much longer than anyone I knew to even squeeze out an A-, unless of course it was a broadcasting or public speaking class. Deep down, I knew it was my hustle, determination, and grit that created my success…certainly not my intelligence. Since I held onto this insecurity of not being some Ivy school grad or even being able to do math in my head, I felt like, “if they only knew the truth, they would fire me.” Since our beliefs create our reality, I would shy away from people, clients, colleagues, and opportunities, where I may be “found out.” This only compounded my already low self-worth and self-doubt. I wasn’t able to shift out of this distorted thinking until I started diligently doing the inner work to learn how to even like, then love, a