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elemental · 3217 days ago · link · · parent · post: What has someone said to you that dramatically changed your outlook on life?
I was nervous about applying for a new job and a friend said, "You are your own best advocate." I suffer from the worst impostor syndrome, so it's tough to do the self-promotion involved in a career. Everything from resume lines to applications to interviews to performance reviews fills me with anxiety. Being told this one short sentence made me realize that it's no one else's job to magically recognize or accidentally discover that I'm doing well or suited for new projects, it's my job to tell them. Additionally, this gives me permission to more fully own my achievements. Even if they aren't the greatest accomplishments ever seen in the history of humankind, if I'm going to accept the role of my own agent, I'd better buy into the hype.