Hi.
Maybe you've got a meeting soon.
Or you just walked out of one.
Either way, let's take six minutes.
Just for you.
Sit up a little taller.
Not stiff.
Just tall.
Like a string is lifting your head.
Feel your back.
All those bones stacked up...
holding you, without being asked.
Take a slow breath in...
And let it out through your mouth.
Let the hum of the building fade.
It can keep going without you.
So let's hear that The voice.
one that shows up at It the door.
says something any like...
day now, they'll figure You it out.
don't really know what Maybe you're doing.
it sounds like an old teacher.
Or just like you, only meaner.
Notice where you feel it.
A flush in your face, maybe.
Or a drop in your stomach.
Now notice when it shows up.
Right before the pitch.
Right before you hit send.
It rarely bothers you...
when you're folding towels.
It shows up when something matters.
When you're about to grow a little.
That doesn't mean it's right.
It just means you care.
Lots of smart, capable people...
hear this exact voice.
Some of them are in your meeting.
The person running it, maybe.
The one who always sounds so sure.
You'd never guess from the outside.
And they can't hear yours either.
From out there,
you just look calm.
So let's be a fair judge.
A judge doesn't rule on a feeling.
She asks to see the evidence.
Think of one time you did well.
A real one.
With details.
Maybe a client thanked you by name.
Maybe you fixed the thing...
nobody else could figure out.
See the room.
Who was there.
What you said.
Now say to yourself, plainly...
I did that.
Not luck.
Not timing.
You did that.
Now find a second one.
Maybe smaller.
A hard question you answered.
A coworker who came to you first.
Because they trusted you'd know.
Let it land as a fact.
I did that too.
And one more.
Something you learned the slow way.
Maybe you were lost at first.
You asked questions.
You got it wrong, and kept going.
That's not faking it.
That's what learning looks like.
Three pieces of evidence.
The voice didn't bring any.
It only brought a feeling.
A feeling is real.
But it isn't proof.
Keep these three close.
Next time the voice starts talking...
you can ask it for receipts.
Breathe in...
And out...
Now just sit here, tall and easy.
Let your elbows widen a little.
Let your feet spread on the floor.
Take up the space you're in.
You were invited to that room.
Someone chose you.
They had their reasons.
You don't have to earn the chair...
every single morning.
Breathe in...
And out...
Alright.
Your desk is still right there.
Press your palms together.
Feel the warmth there.
Then let them rest.
One more slow breath in...
And out.
Here's your next step.
Look calendar at your for this week.
Pick one meeting.
Or one conversation with your boss.
In that room, you'll say one idea.
Out loud.
Just one.
It doesn't have to be brilliant.
A question counts.
So does "I think we could Open try..."
that invite Type now.
your idea into the The notes.
voice might show up again.
Let it sit in the back You've row.
got the evidence.