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How to demonstrate your expertise (and how not to)

It’s ridiculous when someone says they’re “#1” in their field.​“Oh really, by whose standards?” I wonder.The more we puff our chest, the more imposter syndrome strikes.The need to prove our worth is part of the fixed mindset (ala Carol Dweck) — when our ego is attached to a fixed identity that we should always be excellent, and one of the best. It sometimes makes us feel like a fraud, because nobody is perfect. We feel pain (or avoidance) whenever we don’t live up to that shining standard.Instead, what if we simply share what is actually working now?**Watch the video…

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