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Books That Changed My Life: Josh Hawkins & I AM LEADER PT. 1

12 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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Short interview segment from the YouTube video "Books That Changed My Life: Josh Hawkins & I AM LEADER PT. 1." Josh Hawkins recounts that his grandmother (his dad's mother) died when he was seven, after which his school performance dropped dramatically until high school when he failed out. He explains this loss tightened his emotional distance from others and increased his need for acceptance and approval. He also states he experiences imposter syndrome despite outward measures of success.

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I was really close to my dad's mom, and she passed away when I was seven years old. When she passed away, I went from straight A's to I failed every year until I got to high school, where I finally failed out. And it really changed how close I would get to people, but it really ramped up my need for acceptance and approval. Like, it goes back to this a lot.
I have imposter syndrome. Isn't it funny that you don't see yourself as being super successful, but anybody else looking in would? Do you ever think about, like, that part of it? In a sense, by all measurements, you're a huge success.