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they're qualified for the field they're in. Now I have a cure for that. You ready? So this is something that took me a long time to learn. When I first entered the workforce, I of course believed that I was worthless because I didn't know anything. I had no experience, didn't know how the company worked, and that I was a total impostor and that I had to just sort of pretend I knew what I was doin…

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ow that they're bluffing. The moment you realize it's universal, that everybody's bluffing and they all feel like they don't know enough about their own field, then it won't bother you. You're not the one person who's the impostor. It's all impostors all the way down. It's turtles all the way down. So try that reframe. And by the way, I guarantee it's true. So you don't have to just say it and then not believe it. It's true. Everybody believes that they're an impostor to some degree. So don't worry about it. You can feel that you're an impostor, but don't feel like it matters. That's a completely different question. Doesn't matter. It's the way it's always been.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is all I had to say for today. And I hope you enjoyed it even a little bit or even a lot. I'm going to talk privatel

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y to the people on Locals, my beloved subscribers, and the rest of you. Thanks for joining. I will see you same time, same place tomorrow for more fun. We'll solve all the problems in the world and then we'll really launch that golden age. All right, Locals coming at you in 30.

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