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You Don't Have Imposter Syndrome. You Have Amnesia.

Name: You Don't Have Imposter Syndrome. You Have Amnesia.
Uploaded: 2025-04-21T15:09:52+00:00
Duration: 1 min 9 s
Channel: Gian Shaw
Description: In this personal anecdote, the speaker recounts one of their first stunt jobs on the TV series SWAT, where they were tasked with a high‑rise pallet chase…

21 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this personal anecdote, the speaker recounts one of their first stunt jobs on the TV series SWAT, where they were tasked with a high‑rise pallet chase involving the star, Shemar Moore. Nervous and experiencing imposter syndrome, the speaker describes how Shemar Moore’s off‑hand encouragement—calling them a professional and urging them to "do your superhero stuff"—served as a pivotal reminder that they belong in the room. The story is used to illustrate that feelings of inadequacy often stem from forgetting past successes, and that a simple affirmation can restore confidence and a sense of belonging.

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So I got a story about that. I was booked on a TV show called SWAT, and this was actually one of my first stunt gigs. Nobody else knew it, but I did. So I get the script, and I'm reading through it, and what it did, it required me to stand on this high-rise, and what I was supposed to do is push this pallet and trying to lad it off the star of the show, who was Shemar Moore. And then I'm supposed to take off running, jump to a flight of stairs, race down the stairs, And right before I think I'm getting away, Shemar is supposed to grab me and throw me over a pallet of cement. Now, I go flying over the cement. Now, like I said, a lot of people didn't know, this is one of my first stunt gigs, so I'm nervous. And I get to set, me and Shemar, we introduce ourselves to each other, and he did something so powerful. He said, "Hey, Gian, you're the pro. You do your superhero stuff." I'm just gonna touch you and you go ahead and do the rest. Now, he didn't know that at the time, but I was feeling a lot of imposter syndrome. But by him saying that, it was a subtle reminder that every single room that you step into, you belong there.