58 Ditching imposter syndrome with Clare Josa

Clare Josa is an author of 8 books, a speaker, an NLP trainer and a leadership mentor. She started out as an engineer and uses a lot of that discipline in her soul-engineered leadership work. She says that “changing the world isn’t so much about what you do, as about who you allow yourself to become. “ We talk about: How Clare moved from engineering to doing what she does now Sexism in engineering when she started out Moving into market research at Dyson Wanting to work with people instead of machines and make a difference Bringing the woo into engineering and personal development How men are often more open to the woo and energy work than women Teaching energy work experientially so that everyone can get it Women leaders can sometimes be wearing too much armour to embrace the more feminine aspects of leadership The importance of being accepted for all of who we are How work still doesn’t work for women who have responsibilities outside work How Covid has helped many working women by forcing meetings and training to be online Getting used to working and connecting on Zoom The law profession as a hotbed for imposter syndrome The difference between self-doubt and imposter syndrome The 4 Ps of imposter syndrome How people-pleasing can be a big issue for women Midlife women and imposter syndrome Menopause is the peak of imposter syndrome for women Being hyper-vigilant to threat when under stress Changing the ageist bias against older women Why stress impacts hormones and makes menopausal brain fog and hot flushes even worse Understanding negative self-talk and learning to stop it The midlife identity shift The dangers of judging ourselves It’s never too late to get started on anything – take action today And more! Find out more about Clare: Clare’s website Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube Access Clare's Ditching Imposter Syndrome Training here: http://www.clarejosa.com/magnificentmidlife/ If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening. Find out how to leave a review here: bit.ly/leavepodcastreview You can find out more information and get the show notes to every episode at magnificentmidlife.com. That’s also where you’ll find strategies, support and resources to help make your midlife magnificent. There’s a midlife wellness program, courses, midlife mentoring to help make the most of your next chapter and our online Members Club. If not now, when?

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