What do you do when you feel intimidated?

<p>Glady Baradaran started us off by pointing out there are two ways to feel intimidated. One is – this person is so awesome and I want to learn from them. This feels positive even though it’s a bit overwhelming. (Like when I met Joe Montana and was so fan-girl I couldn’t even say hi.)</p> <p> </p> <p>The second is when someone acts like they are better than you and you feel intimidated like you don’t matter. The example I gave was when I was trying to talk to someone and he was looking around/over me like I wasn’t worth listening to.</p> <p> </p> <p>Diane Helbig realized that when she feels intimidate that she gets quiet, which is not her normal behavior. Perhaps out of a fear that the person will somehow use her words to be unkind and validate that she “should” feel intimidated.</p> <p> </p> <p>Lisa McDonald added the realization that we can feel intimidated when we are trying to do something new. Fear, excitement, self-doubt and anticipation can all meld together into intimidation.</p> <p> </p> <p>We talked about a few stories and then Diane shared something really powerful – use it as fuel for articles and posts. Create wisdom and share learnings.</p> <p> </p> <p>We also flipped the question around and talked about when someone says to us “You are intimidating.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Is that on us or are they intimidated? Those are different things.</p> <p> </p> <p>What do you think? What do you do when you feel intimidated and what are the different ways that feeling comes into play for you?</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists:</p> <p>Glady Baradaran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glady-baradaran-msc-od-6238071a/</p> <p>15 years of HR experience and a love for organizational development. Based in Canada.</p> <p> </p> <p>Lisa McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-k-mcdonald-executive-career-coach/</p> <p>Founder of Career Polish where she is an Executive Career Coach & Master Mindset Coach who helps people get career happy and life healthy</p> <p> </p> <p>Diane Helbig: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in