Imposter Syndrome Expert: When You're Waiting to Be Found Out | Soul Toll S1E7

Imposter Syndrome Expert: When You're Waiting to Be Found Out | Soul Toll S1E7 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE The voice in your head telling you you don't belong here is loud. Persistent. So convinced it's telling you the truth. What if it isn't truth at all — what if it's just fear, with bad timing? If you've ever been waiting for someone to figure out you don't belong here, this is the conversation. ABOUT THE EPISODE Imposter syndrome lives in the gap between how other people see you and how you see yourself. Kim Meninger has spent fifteen years working in that gap. She came up through tech — EMC, Monster — and now coaches leaders at Amazon, Salesforce, Pfizer, and Bain Capital through the version of self-doubt nobody warns you about until you're already in it. Kim sits with Anusia and takes imposter syndrome apart. It's not a flaw to fix. It's fear. And fear is a feature, not a bug. You can't cure it. You can manage it. Kim walks through where it shows up — transitions, being the only one in the room, hyper-competitive cultures — and what it actually costs you in sleep, presence, and your own potential. The moment is when Kim flips the question. Most people ask how do I stop feeling like an imposter. Kim asks what are you actually afraid of. Then she hands Anusia a list to take home tonight. ABOUT THE GUEST Kim Meninger is a certified leadership coach, TEDx speaker, and host of The Impostor Syndrome Files podcast. She spent a decade in tech before leaving to help professionals and organizations make it easier to be human at work, and now coaches leaders at companies including Amazon, Salesforce, Pfizer, and Bain Capital. Visit Kim's site: https://www.kimmeninger.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome 1:02 What imposter syndrome actually is 3:01 When and why it strikes 3:59 Anusia's first encounter 6:01 It's fear, not a flaw 8:13 The question that changes it 11:05 Manage, don't cure 11:52 What it's actually costing you 13:38 The soul-level toll 16:59 Fear-driven vs values-driven 20:13 When you're the only one in the room 24:30 The one thing to take home 25:34 Keep the list SUBSCRIBE for new episodes of Soul Toll, dropping weekly. CONNECT Website: https://soul-toll.com Instagram:   / anusiagillespie   LinkedIn:   / anusiagillespie   Facebook:   / anusia.gillespie.5   Business inquiries: hello@soul-toll.com READ THE BOOK Soul Toll by Anusia Gillespie: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Toll-Anus... PRODUCTION Director: Michael Dynice Writers and Producers: Anusia Gillespie, Lady Unicorn Executive Producers: Johnny Ray, Richard Messinger Lighting and Scenic Design: We Roadie and Grip Inc. Post Production and Editing: Streamography Produced for Warwick TV at Johnny Ray's Music Emporium WITH SPECIAL THANKS Eat Well Kitchen of Marblehead Johnny Ray's Music Emporium We Roadie and Grip Inc. Chic Streets Mabel of Marblehead The Yoga Loft Marblehead Ghislain Viau of Creative Publishing Book Design #SoulToll #KimMeninger #ImposterSyndrome #SelfDoubt #LeadershipCoaching #WomenInLeadership #ConfidenceAtWork #CareerGrowth #MindsetShift #AnusiaGillespie