Persistence? Maybe not. Rambling thoughts? Yes
100 essays on FoundHer #118
Imposter syndrome is wild.
Like a prickly cactus. And a piercing blow horn.
Over time you come across various interpretations and explanations of imposter syndrome. But quickly realize that its most dominant when you do something huge. And when you stretch your comfort zone.
I mean, who knew doing something different would spark so much self doubt.
Who knew trying something others haven’t would feel so massive in a heavy way.
Who knew that as you start to climb, that those who occupied spaces in your comfort zone start to show themselves.
But anyway, adios.
I came to this world alone. I will leave alone.
Because let’s not forget that you will always find a way. A better way. Newer way. Better people. Better environments. Better habits. Better ceilings. Better feelings.
I would like to celebrate me.
I have a 21.4% response rate on the cold outreach i have sent in the last 5 days(its currently day 6) i have sent 42 emails which wasn’t the plan. Yesterday I watched jodie cook’s webinar and it reinforced something i always knew.
And that ultimately forced me to bump up my output from the average of 4 outreach to 12 for a valid reason by the way. And that’s an exception, because today i sent 4. Well actually i sent 5 and 5 got delivered because the fourth person’s email bounced and so i had to message someone in her circle.
The fourth message was to oprah.
After the email bounced which wasn’t surprising, I decided to find another way instead of clearing her name from the table and finding another person.
I drafted a letter and turned it into a pdf.
And tried to use faxzero.com to forward it to her fax machine at her west Hollywood office. Long story short it failed to send, twice.
Then i pivoted to finding someone within her circle. Did my homework, then found said circle member’s personal email and sent her a cheeky message. She hasn’t responded but I’m good.
Either way i am proud of myself. I am proud of how far i have come. And i am proud of what i want to make of this publication.
I noticed a gap but I’m too tired to type it so I’ll just insert an image below this text and hope you get it.
And yeah thats about it.
Adios indeed. Incredibly proud of you. 🧱x