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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome | E.40 Career Therapy Podcast

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Schedule Your FREE Career Coaching Consultation https://calendly.com/coach-martin/15m... On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.40), we welcome Mo Goltz to talk  about his journey overcoming imposter syndrome.  Mo is a UX Researcher, Design Strategist, and UX Designer at Grand Studio – and a recent Career Therapy success story! Tune into the episode to hear his story and learn some great tips on how to build confidence and find success  in your job search.  During this Episode, We Discuss:  0:00 Imposter Syndrome intro  2:00 Why imposter syndrome is similar to anxiety  3:25 no one goes in a straight line to get to working to tech  4:00 why Silicon Valley and Portlandia aren’t even that far outside reality 6:55 on that one scene in Jurassic Park with Chris Pratt and the velociraptors   8:00 The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women by Valerie Young  11:30 ‘Ask like a Pro’ course  11:50 practice + guidance = confidence  14:30 other people saw  …...more
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Imposter Syndrome intro

0:00

Why imposter syndrome is similar to anxiety

2:00

no one goes in a straight line to get to working to tech

3:25

why Silicon Valley and Portlandia aren’t even that far outside reality

4:00

on that one scene in Jurassic Park with Chris Pratt and the velociraptors

6:55

The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women by Valerie Young

8:00

‘Ask like a Pro’ course

11:30

practice + guidance = confidence

11:50

other people saw him totally differently

14:30

Zen Buddhism idea of believing something fully

15:35

dialectical behavioral therapy

18:00

Fail forward and learn

18:26

finding a calm and succinct way of explaining

21:55

what allowed [Mo] to slow down?

23:40

why you’re not going to win at your career if you treat it like a job

24:50

why you don’t have control

26:55

Beyoncé, Maroon 5, Adam Levine, and The Beatles

29:00

“positivity porn” / “toxic positivity”

30:25

the secret to all of this is that Beyoncé still fails — iteration

32:15

Mo just wanted to learn photoshop to create t-shirts

34:00

it all relates back to Zen Buddhism

35:30

Seth Godin’s work in relation to moving the needle

37:45

NATO — have the outcome in mind but don’t be attached to it

39:30

just because you’re not attached, doesn’t mean you don’t care

41:10

“you never had the job in the first place — it’s just rental”

42:00

you need to have a good enough relationship with ourselves before you go talk to anyone else

48:00

Belong, by Radha Agrawal

48:25

all of this is about attitude

49:15
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome | E.40 Career Therapy Podcast
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2021Mar 10
Schedule Your FREE Career Coaching Consultation https://calendly.com/coach-martin/15m... On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.40), we welcome Mo Goltz to talk  about his journey overcoming imposter syndrome.  Mo is a UX Researcher, Design Strategist, and UX Designer at Grand Studio – and a recent Career Therapy success story! Tune into the episode to hear his story and learn some great tips on how to build confidence and find success  in your job search.  During this Episode, We Discuss:  0:00 Imposter Syndrome intro  2:00 Why imposter syndrome is similar to anxiety  3:25 no one goes in a straight line to get to working to tech  4:00 why Silicon Valley and Portlandia aren’t even that far outside reality 6:55 on that one scene in Jurassic Park with Chris Pratt and the velociraptors   8:00 The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women by Valerie Young  11:30 ‘Ask like a Pro’ course  11:50 practice + guidance = confidence  14:30 other people saw him totally differently  15:35 Zen Buddhism idea of believing something fully  18:00 dialectical behavioral therapy  18:26 Fail forward and learn  21:55 finding a calm and succinct way of explaining   23:40 what allowed [Mo] to slow down?  24:50 why you’re not going to win at your career if you treat it like a job 26:55 why you don’t have control  29:00 Beyoncé, Maroon 5, Adam Levine, and The Beatles  30:25 “positivity porn” / “toxic positivity”  32:15 the secret to all of this is that Beyoncé still fails — iteration  34:00 Mo just wanted to learn photoshop to create t-shirts 35:30 it all relates back to Zen Buddhism  37:45 Seth Godin’s work in relation to moving the needle  39:30 NATO — have the outcome in mind but don’t be attached to it 41:10 just because you’re not attached, doesn’t mean you don’t care 42:00 “you never had the job in the first place — it’s just rental” 48:00 you need to have a good enough relationship with ourselves before you go talk to  anyone else  48:25 Belong, by Radha Agrawal  49:15 all of this is about attitude  Resources & pages mentioned in this episode:  The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer  from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It by  Valerie Young  https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Thought... Dialectical behavior therapy  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect... Daybreaker events  https://www.daybreaker.com/ N.A.T.O — Not Attached To Outcomes    / n-a-t-o-not-attached-to-outcomes   Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More  Connected Life by Radha Agrawal  https://www.amazon.com/Belong-People-... Mo Goltz's Mentor Profile on ADPList  https://adplist.org/mentors/mo-goltz Mo Goltz’s LinkedIn Profile    / mogoltz   Now Over To You! If you know anyone who has been hustling, or started a business, during the pandemic, and has an amazing story to share, let us know who they are! Alternately, if you, or someone you know has recently gone through a layoff, or has a layoff, or any other career transition-oriented story to share, reach out. Contact Martin through his personal LinkedIn page to get in touch. We're always on the lookout for amazing guests for the cast.   / martinmcgovern   As always, thanks for listening! Subscribe to the newsletter https://tinyletter.com/careertherapy Subscribe to Career Therapy on YouTube    / @careertherapy   Follow Career Therapy on Instagram   / careertherapy   Tune in to the Career Therapy Podcast wherever you listen to audio content https://careertherapy.com/podcast
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