You’re Not an Impostor. You’re in the Wrong Room.

If you’ve ever thought,
“I have no idea what I’m doing.”
“I don’t belong here.”
“Someone’s going to find me out.”
You’re not broken — you’re just not being led right.

Let’s call it what it is: Impostor syndrome is the tax you pay for working in a system that values appearances over authenticity.

💀 You’re Not Alone. You’re Just Unprotected.

Impostor syndrome thrives in places where:

• Everyone's pretending to know everything.
• Questions are treated like weakness.
• Leadership is silent, smug, or just flat-out absent.

And guess what? When no one normalizes learning out loud, struggling in public, or saying “I don’t know,” we all start performing. And that performance? It’s exhausting.

If you're drowning in doubt, it's not because you're unqualified — it's because no one created a culture where vulnerability and curiosity are celebrated.

🧠 Confidence Is Not Competence (and Vice Versa)

Some of the loudest voices in the room know the least.
And some of the most brilliant minds stay quiet, afraid to be “found out.”
This isn’t a talent gap — it’s a trust gap.

Real leadership builds environments where people are safe to speak up, safe to try, safe to fail, and most importantly — safe to grow.
That’s how impostor syndrome gets evicted.

🛠 You Can’t “Fix” It Alone

You can journal. You can meditate. You can fake it 'til you make it.

But you know what really fixes impostor syndrome?
Seeing people ahead of you admit they don’t have it all figured out either.
Working for someone who mentors instead of manages.
Being part of a culture that values what you build over how confident you look building it.

🧨 Real Leaders Normalize the Struggle

If you're a leader, here’s your job:

• Talk about the mistakes you've made.
• Celebrate questions louder than answers.
• Hire for potential, not polish.
• Remind your team that doubt is not a weakness — it's the starting point of growth.

Impostor syndrome doesn’t come from inside you.
It comes from outside you — from environments that confuse arrogance with ability and polish with performance.

🚀 Bottom Line

You’re not an impostor. You’re a learner in a world that punishes not knowing.

If your leadership makes you feel small, you don’t need therapy —
You need a new leader.

Or better yet…
become the one you needed.