Ep. 437 Comparison, Imposter Syndrome, and the Anxiety Response Loop That negativelyInfluences the Ability to Lead: Part 5 of a 7 Part Series
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This episode discusses how comparison, imposter syndrome, and anxiety affect leadership abilities in Christian women.
The influence of comparison, imposter syndrome, and anxiety on your leadership strength. Comparison and imposter syndrome negatively impact the ability to lead. They steal confidence and stem from an anxiety response loop. The combination of comparison and anxiety, and imposter syndrome and anxiety, quite often go hand-in-hand. One of the key responses to comparison and imposter syndrome is to be diligent in pursuing what God is calling you to (motherhood, career, business ownership), while detaching from what others think of you or are doing. In other words, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus. An example of how social media activates an anxiety response loop. Anxiety, Comparison, and Imposter Syndrome: Understanding the Vicious Cycle Anxiety does not simply coexist with comparison and imposter syndrome. Rather, it drives them. When your nervous system is dysregulated, it scans constantly for evidence of threat. In the context of leadership, that threat often takes the form of questions: " Am I enough or am I good enough?" How the Anxiety, Comparison, and Imposter Syndrome Cycle Works Step 1: Anxiety Activates the Nervous System Step 2: Comparison Enters Through Social Media and the…
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