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Notes on a Syndrome

Have Imposter Syndrome? Well here's why it can't hold you back anymore. It's time to show up, take space, and be proud of yourself.

SEE YOURSELF AS YOU ARE

Have you ever experienced Imposter Syndrome?

Well here's why it can't hold you back anymore.

It's time to show up, take space, and be proud of who you are.

#REPOST

Content from around the world that deserves a repost.

Each with the goal to inspire, engage, and connect.

ISSA RAE

THE TRUTH ABOUT

IMPOSTER SYNDROME

ANITA SETHI

MICHAEL J. FOX

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JOHN DAVID

WASHINGTON

Photo: Morgan Eglin

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HUNG HAN YUN

HELEN OYEYEMI

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John David Washington is a brilliantly talented actor who has gained the attention and respect of high profile directors like Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan. Many may not know he's Denzel's son, a pressure and pride felt by this man who counts his parents as his biggest fans.

Jessica Hung Han Yun sees lighting not simply as a tool to illuminate a space or to create a mood, but to also tell a story. She is a lighting designer working on stage productions in the UK. It is a profession she found by accident, yet it is one where through it, she saw the light.

Helen Oyeyemi is inspired by fairytales.Or rather the folktales which she describes as having a "richness in source stories about the strangeness of thought and emotion." It is with that sentiment she approaches her storytelling, examining life's intricacies through the freedom of undefined paths.

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VARIETY

Issa Rae is a media mogul in the making. The actress, writer, producer, and now executive signed an 8 figure deal creating content that is diverse in its storytelling. As a decision maker with power, Rae's goal isn't only to produce great content, but to redirect paths for those often forgotten. Starting in her own neighbourhood.

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

Imposter Syndrome is a term we are hearing alot lately, a term defined as a fear of being found out for being seemingly unqualified to do a job. Yet, as the authors of this article argue, this is a feeling instilled in people, particularly women of colour by a system that has continuously been rigged in favour of keeping them down.

THE BOOKSELLER

Anita Sethi is a British journalist and writer. Born and raised in the UK, she takes great pride in her home, knowing intrinsically what it feels to be British. So when she was a victim of racist abuse, she did the only thing she knew would bring back her sense of peace: she walked. Immerse in nature, on the land of her birth, she felt safe again.