Marcus Aurelius on Imposter Syndrome Before Big Presentations

[00:00:00]You're about to walk into that room and your brain is screaming that you don't belong there.

[00:00:05]The night before the big meeting, your chest tightens.

[00:00:09]You rehearse your slides, but all you hear is who are you to be here?

[00:00:15]Marcus Aurelius ruled an empire and still wrote in private.

[00:00:21]I am afraid I am becoming a slave to reputation.

[00:00:25]He knew the voice.

[00:00:27]He just didn't obey it.

[00:00:29]You were not hired by accident. You were not invited by mistake.

[00:00:34]The doubt you feel is not evidence of failure.

[00:00:38]It is evidence that you take this seriously.

[00:00:42]Marcus said, "Your job is not to perform certainty.

[00:00:46]Your job is to do the work in front of you.

[00:00:49]Walk in.

[00:00:51]Do the work.

[00:00:52]The fraud feeling fades when you stop feeding it an audience."