Episode 378: Imposter Complex and Taking Bold Action with Amy Ahlers

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎉✍ Join Amy Ahlers and I live on Wednesday, March 16th, for a</span> <strong>free writing workshop</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span> <strong><em>Top 10 Kick-Ass Tips to Get Your Writing Project Started and Complete</em></strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  If you want to write a book, self-publish one, go the traditional route of publishing, or are simply curious about what it takes to launch your next writing project, join us.</span> <a href= "http://writingexperienceprogram.com/tips"><strong>For all the details and to register, go here</strong></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. We hope to see you on the 16th! ✍ 🎉 </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Speaking of Amy Ahlers, she returns to the show this week to talk about the imposter complex and the inner-critic. Plus, we share some of the ways our inner-mean girl shows up during the creation of our writing projects and some of the strategies we employ to calm her down.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Amy is a Master Women’s Leadership and Life Coach, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. She is on a mission to stop women from self-bullying and being hard on themselves so they can make their greatest possible contribution. Enjoy our conversation! </span></p> <p><strong>In this episode you’ll hear:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How imposter complex shows up for women who want to start something new or complete a big project. (3:56)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some ways in which we handle our own imposter complex, including how we change the narrative. (6:39)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experiencing upper limit problems and how we deal. (10:13)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amy answers the question, “Is writing a book for everyone?” (23:30)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What we love</span> <em><