THIS is one of the most asked questions on my YouTube channel⁠...

Name: THIS is one of the most asked questions on my YouTube channel...
Uploaded: 2022-11-04T22:12:46+00:00
Duration: 51 s
Channel: Alex Cattoni
Description: In this YouTube monologue, Alex Cattoni addresses the frequently asked question of how to overcome imposter syndrome as a freelance copywriter. She…

4 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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In this YouTube monologue, Alex Cattoni addresses the frequently asked question of how to overcome imposter syndrome as a freelance copywriter. She explains that imposter syndrome never fully disappears; it resurfaces at each new level of growth. Rather than trying to eliminate it, she advises viewers to act despite the feeling, viewing it as a symptom of significant personal and professional development. She uses a childhood analogy of growing pains to reframe imposter syndrome as a badge of honor that signals stretching into uncomfortable, new territory, encouraging creators to embrace it as evidence of progress.

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I understand why this is one of the most asked questions I get on my YouTube channel. What do I do to get over imposter syndrome as a freelance copywriter? And here is my honest answer. I don't think you ever really get over it. Imposter syndrome still shows up. As I continue to level up at every single stage of my career. I've asked myself those same questions. Who the hell do I think I am? Why would anyone listen to me? Why wouldn't someone just go learn this from this guy or that expert? Why me? So, no, I haven't gotten over it, but I have learned to act in spite of it. The way I see it, imposter syndrome is just a symptom of massive of growth, and growth is uncomfortable af. So I like to think of it this way. I used to have growing pains as a kid and my knees would ache and I would complain to my mom, who would bring me a hot water bottle and say, darling, that means you're growing. How cool is that? So wear your imposter syndrome like a badge of honor because it means you're stretching in new and uncomfortable ways. And how cool is that?