Imposter Syndrome is different for you. It's not just internal. It's environmental. You know about regular Imposter Syndrome - the one where you think you're a fraud, tell yourself your success is down to luck and think that any minute now you're going to be exposed - but do you know about environmental Imposter Syndrome and how it's holding you back? As a black lawyer in a white world you know how hard you worked to get here. So you may not be walking around thinking you're a fraud. But when your white privately-educated peers always get allocated the best work When you look around and there's no one who looks like you and there are no role models you can relate to When you're told you need to change the way you speak You KNOW you're not an imposter. But experiences like these make you FEEL like one: isolated undervalued not enough less than other than This is environmental Imposter Syndrome and it's holding you back. How you feel at work matters. When you're striving to succeed in a high pressure world, how you feel matters more than what you know. It's why you keep working twice as hard and striving for perfection. It's why you constantly second-guess yourself and worry that you don't know enough or that you'll get it wrong. It's why you're hard on yourself, judge yourself and make negative feedback mean something about you. And it's why your confidence lags so far behind your achievements and why you're not getting the recognition you deserve. So whether your Imposter Syndrome is internal ("My success is down to luck") or environmental ("Why am I the only one?"), the result is the same: you're not performing anywhere near to your potential. This is good to know. When you understand the problem, you're one step closer to the solution. Happy Friday P.S. Ready to overcome Imposter Syndrome? Join CONFIDENT BLACK LAWYERS, the new online programme that gives you confidence in who you are so you can perform to your true potential. ⏰ Launches Friday 15th November 2024. DM me with questions or watch this space for details 👀 #impostersyndrome #blacklawyers #confidentblacklawyers #diversityandinclusion #careerprogression
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It’s hard to progress your legal career when you’re the only one in the room. When there’s no one who looks like you. When there are no role models. When you’re invited to attend but no one includes you. When you speak but no one hears you. How can you be authentic when the messaging around you says you have to look a certain way, talk a certain way and be from a certain background? How can you build connection with people who are so different to you? Who are perplexed by the difference of you and make all these assumptions about you. Who don’t even know your name. When you’re the only black lawyer or one of few in the room, it’s easy to think you don’t belong. It’s natural to question whether you’re enough. It’s tempting to give up hope and look for a way out. You think you can’t make it. But you can. You can be who you can’t see. You can be the first. I was the only black pupil in an all white school (twice) and was made head of school (twice). I was evicted from our council flat weeks before my A levels, and I got into Cambridge where, against the rules, I moonlighted as a waitress while my peers spent their time rowing and drinking in bars. I applied to 5 law firms for training contracts and got training contract offers from all of them. I spent 9 years as a finance lawyer (Allen & Overy, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton) where I was almost always the only person of colour in the room. I’ve written 2 books. I’ve worked with some of the most recognised law firms and companies in the world. I am a black woman from a low socio-economic background who learned how to be who I can’t see and did it over and over again. You can too. All you need is the confidence to be the first. To stand out from the crowd. To know your value and lean into your potential. We will teach you how and coach you every step of the way. So you can continue the career you worked so hard to build. Book a call with Caroline to find out more. Link below 👇🏾
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https://carolineflanagan.com/do-you-have-imposter-syndrome/
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- Industry
- Professional Training and Coaching
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Self-Employed
- Founded
- 2021
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53 Townsend Lane
London, GB
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53 Townsend Lane
Harpenden, GB
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It's time to make a decision about where you want to be in your career 6 months from now. Stop trying to figure out the right decision. Stop trying to predict the future and the outcome of your decision. This will keep you stuck in the Confusion Stage of your career. Make the best decision you can right now and start moving forward. P.S. In BE THE FIRST Progression for Black Lawyers I help you to make the best decision you can for where you are in your career right now. The next enrolment is coming. If you're a mid to senior level black lawyer, join us. Sign up to the Waiting list so you don't miss the details. Click the link in bio to join. #DecisionMaking #EmbraceUncertainty #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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Are you stuck in the Confusion Stage of your career? Here's how you know: 😐 When asked about your career goals you feel confused, undecided, unsettled, frustrated 🫤 When asked if you want to go for partner you feel torn between moving forward and staying put 🤔 When thinking about your career 1 year from now you have absolutely no idea where you'll be. Is this you? #DecisionMaking #EmbraceUncertainty #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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Making a decision about where to progress to in your career is easier than you think. When choosing between two options, always choose growth. You must choose growth! Which decision will grow me? Which decision will mean I'm the same person 6 months from now, 1 year from now? It's that simple. P.S. In BE THE FIRST Progression for Black Lawyers I help you make career decisions that grow you and I coach you every step of the way. The next enrolment is coming. If you're a mid to senior level black lawyer, join us. Sign up to the Waiting list so you don't miss the details. Click the link in my bio. #PersonalDevelopment #ProfessionalProgress #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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To go for partnership or not to go for partnership...Still sitting on that decision? The reason the answer isn't clear is because you're trying to avoid discomfort. The discomfort of knowing it will be hard. The discomfort of not knowing if you'll succeed. Of not knowing how things will play out. Of not knowing if you'll get there Of not knowing if you'll like it, be successful at it or fit in when you do. But there is no avoiding discomfort when deciding between going for partnership or staying still. Go for partnership and risk not getting it. Or - Stay still and risk never knowing your potential. There's discomfort either way. If you knew it would be uncomfortable either way, which would you choose? #GrowthMindset #ChooseGrowth #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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Starting any career plan or strategy with a clear goal sounds so obvious, doesn't it? But are you doing it? Is your goal clear? One of the common mistakes I see you making in your career is not having a clear and specific goal and not focusing on the few things you need to do to get there. When your goal is unclear then the steps to get there will be unclear. When the steps to get there are unclear you waste a lot of time and energy trying a hundred different things without actually moving forward. You don't have time for this. With a clear and simple goal, what you need to do to achieve it becomes clearer and simpler. Which means achieving your goal will be quicker, easier and something you do have time for. P.S. In BE THE FIRST Progression for Black Lawyers I help you get clear on your goal, we co-create the strategy that will get you there and I coach you every step of the way. If you're a mid to senior level black lawyer, book a call with me and let's talk about your next steps. Click the link in my bio. #SimplifySuccess #EffectiveAction #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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Stepping out of your comfort zone, doing what you're afraid to do, this is how you grow. If the idea of going for partnership feels scarey. If it makes you feel uncomfortable. If you're telling yourself - 😳 I don't know if I'll make it 😐 I don't know if I can do it 🤔 I don't know if I'll be any good at it 🫤 I don't know if it's right for me All of these thoughts are signs of discomfort and indicate this is the direction of your growth. #goforpartnership #ChallengeYourself #EmbraceDiscomfort #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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You've been confused about your next progression goal for a while now. "Should I go for partnership? Should I stay where I am? Should I go elsewhere? If I go elsewhere, should I aim for partnership there?" This is the Confusion Zone and, if you let it, it will keep you stuck for years. Don't let this be you. If you're a mid to senior level black lawyer and you want to progress within the industry, book a call with me. I'll help you get you out of confusion and the fear of being uncomfortable, so you can choose growth and keep moving forward. Click the link in bio to book a call. #ChooseGrowth #MakeTheDecision #bethefirst #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #careerprogression #careercoaching #lawyercoach #lawyerlife #impostersyndrome #diversityandinclusion
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In BE THE FIRST it's all about the quality of your thinking. About how you choose to think about yourself in the room. "I'm not the only one, I'm the first" "I add value to the room just being in the room" This is the belief system we adopt and cultivate in BE THE FIRST. Imagine having a dose of this every week. Imagine being fuelled and topped up energetically by this level of thinking every single week. What would be different? How do you think it would it feel? #bethefirst #impostersyndrome #confidentblacklawyers #careerprogression #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #lawyercoach #careercoaching #legal #diversityandinclusion
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We are the first. We are being who we can't see. Knowing this empowers us, it motivate us and it makes us proud. Proud to be black lawyers. Proud to be succeeding in this industry. Proud to be the first. If this is not how you feel about who you are in this industry and what is possible for you, join us. Join BE THE FIRST Progression for Black Lawyers. The next enrolment is coming. If you're a mid to senior level black lawyer, be ready. Click the link in the profile to join the waiting list. #bethefirst #impostersyndrome #confidentblacklawyers #careerprogression #blacklawyers #lawyers #attorneys #lawyercoach #careercoaching #legal #diversityandinclusion