~ 3x/week - a letter (and podcast) for tech leads, engineering managers, and startup CTOs, giving you clarity, certainty, and confidence in the role. https://techleadcoaching.com
Love how you help people understand that it's ok to not feel like a pro on day one! It takes time, and, as you said:
You're going to get through it. You're going to help others with it. And you're going to feel like an impostor again down the road, no matter how qualified you actually are. What matters is the courage you take to work through it, and using that insecurity to get the help you need to get past it.
The human mind's ability to convince itself of things that are not true is just phenomenal. Here I was with a mountain of activity and moving into a job that I'd literally just spent a year doing in all but title and thinking I was a phony was lunacy, but in the moment it made sense.
The only time you should feel like an impostor, phony, or fraud is if you intentionally misrepresent yourself in an interview or other type of evaluation. That's it. Everything else is just a part of the journey we're all on together.
~ 3x/week - a letter (and podcast) for tech leads, engineering managers, and startup CTOs, giving you clarity, certainty, and confidence in the role. https://techleadcoaching.com
Love how you help people understand that it's ok to not feel like a pro on day one! It takes time, and, as you said:
Loved that!!
The human mind's ability to convince itself of things that are not true is just phenomenal. Here I was with a mountain of activity and moving into a job that I'd literally just spent a year doing in all but title and thinking I was a phony was lunacy, but in the moment it made sense.
The only time you should feel like an impostor, phony, or fraud is if you intentionally misrepresent yourself in an interview or other type of evaluation. That's it. Everything else is just a part of the journey we're all on together.
Agreed! Love it