Imposter Syndrome & the Identity of “Not Enough”
7/7/202618 min
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There’s a reason so many high performers never feel like they’ve “arrived” even after every achievement. What most people don’t realize is that this isn’t a mindset problem. It’s a subconscious programming problem.
And once that program is running, it doesn’t matter how much success you create externally, you’ll still feel like you don’t belong internally.
In this episode, I break down what imposter syndrome is and why it has almost nothing to do with competence, skill, or experience. And why trying to “think positive” doesn’t actually break the pattern of self-doubt.
You’ll also start to see the deeper distinction between a state of acceptance and clarity versus a state of resistance and inadequacy.
This episode is not about motivation or recognition. Once you see the pattern clearly, you stop identifying with it.
“There's nothing inadequate about you. Nothing. We're all perfectly imperfect. Every one of us has made mistakes, some of us more than others, but we've all been there.”
~Coach Mike Basevic
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First 90 secondsMike Basevic· Host0:00
Today on this video, we're gonna talk about imposter syndrome. Many, many, many successful executives, professionals, business owners are dealing with what we call imposter syndrome. Today we're gonna tell you what it is, where it comes from, and most importantly, how you start to get rid of it. I'm Coach Mike Basfig, and this is the show for high performers who tried everything else and still can't quiet their own minds. So who am I and why do you, why do you listen to me again? I'm Coach Mike Basfig. I'm the founder and creator of the Anxiety Free Executive Program. And, uh, if you're following me by chance or maybe you're, uh, someone who enjoys these videos frequently, hit the like button, uh, subscribe button so you make sure you get notifications of when our next episode is, and share it with anyone you know that might enjoy it. And, uh, as I said, I'm the founder and creator of the Anxiety Free Executive, the number one program in the world at helping high-performing executives, professionals, business owners, and people eliminate any emotional discontent, right? Anxiety, stress, overwhelm, fatigue, burnout, depression, you name it, we get rid of it. And of course, imposter syndrome, right? Uh, the feeling we're not good enough. And I've done this for the last eighteen years of my life. It came out of need twenty-one, twenty-two years ago when I... everything fell apart in my life. I had to discover why. So I studied the mind, I went on a journey, and I found out exactly what the mind is, how the mind works, and how we bring the mind to peak efficiency. And, and what I teach people is way different