Information-Action Gap, One Decision Away, & More

so I was no stranger to the feelings of insecurity that often follow on the heels of inspiration (sometimes referred to as ‘impostor syndrome’).

In a way, positioning is fake for a brief period of time. You’ve noticed just enough patterns to gain some credibility. Then you make the most of that driver’s permit to keep exploring, keep learning, and keep articulating insight. Eventually it feeds on itself and then you step into your expert clothes and really fill them out.

Before further developing this idea of the two paths (innate confidence or bumping into opportunity), I want to pause and explain more fully what I mean by “not believing in the value of your work.”