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Thank you , a better person , a better

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leader , a better professional and

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, most of all , a better nurse . I'm

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your host , bonnie Meadows , a career

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coach and a clinical nurse specialist

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with over 18 years of experience

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in healthcare and nursing . It's

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my passion to help experienced

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nurses develop their careers to

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impact healthcare and their communities

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. Hello

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and welcome back to the Ambitious Nurse

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podcast . I am

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so excited today to be

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bringing you a new subject

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. It's under the umbrella of

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what I've been talking about recently

1:02

, which

1:08

is your nursing career growth path or your nursing career path , but just

1:10

in general , growing in your nursing

1:12

career and what are those steps that you need

1:14

to take in order to

1:16

really figure out what is your

1:18

next step in your

1:21

nursing career . You have been

1:23

working at the bedside or working in

1:25

the hospital as an experienced

1:27

nurse and you are feeling

1:30

stuck . You're feeling frustrated

1:32

. You feel like there's time for

1:34

a change . You feel like you're in

1:36

a different mindset than the people that

1:38

might be around you and

1:41

the typical ways that we would usually

1:43

grow or advance as a nurse

1:45

you're not sure of

1:47

. You're not sure if

1:50

you're really pulled towards being an NP

1:52

. You're not really sure , or you know

1:54

, I don't want to be an NP . I

1:56

don't want to be a nurse manager , I don't want to be a CRNA

1:59

. Or , you know , you do want to be an

2:01

NP . Or we have some

2:03

that listen and you already have a master's

2:06

degree . You might already be a nurse

2:08

practitioner . You might have a master's degree in nursing

2:10

education or an MBA . You

2:13

already have a graduate level degree or a

2:15

doctorate level degree and

2:18

you're still looking for ways to expand

2:21

and grow , because the degree

2:23

only gives you the options

2:25

. It doesn't put the

2:28

experience and the job in

2:30

your hand . You

2:32

still need to figure out what

2:35

is that path , because the

2:38

blessing in nursing is that there's so many

2:40

options . So

2:42

when

2:44

I was in graduate school , my first

2:46

master's program and

2:49

my first master's degree is a

2:51

master's of science in nursing and

2:54

health systems management , which is another

2:56

way of saying nursing leadership or nursing

2:59

administration , all

3:01

of those things . Yes , I have two master's

3:03

degrees . It's all good

3:05

. I love learning , but

3:08

one of my professors whom

3:11

I loved dearly , she actually made

3:13

me a lover of

3:15

theory , but

3:17

because she was my theory teacher and this was

3:20

the class that she asked the question in

3:22

and she asked the question of

3:24

the class what is

3:26

the nurse's role and what does the

3:28

nurse do . Well , you

3:30

know we had all kinds of answers . The

3:40

majority of us in there were if not all , were bachelor's prepared nurses and we were looking to

3:42

get our master's degree . So we're like and the majority of us more than likely

3:44

, either still worked at the bedside or

3:47

have just come off of being

3:49

at the bedside . You know there are some

3:51

who were in leadership and

3:53

they have a bachelor's degree

3:55

and they're required to have a master's degree

3:57

within a certain time . But there were a

3:59

good amount of us who had a bachelor's degree

4:02

looking to grow in leadership . So

4:04

we were really close to the clinical side of

4:06

things and so , oh , the nurse takes

4:08

the blood pressure and the nurse takes vital

4:11

signs , we give medications

4:13

, you know

4:15

all of those things and

4:17

she said those are all

4:19

orders from the doctor . That's

4:23

practicing medicine . What

4:25

does the nurse do ? What

4:28

does the nurse bring to the table ? What

4:30

specifically does nursing

4:32

do ? That is outside

4:35

of what the doctor has ordered

4:37

them to do . What is nursing

4:39

practice ? What

4:42

is the practice of nursing ? What is the

4:44

thing that you do ? That's different from everyone

4:47

else , and recently that

4:49

made me think about the

4:51

nurse in general that

4:53

works in the hospital , that works at the bedside

4:56

, or either that just

4:58

works in the hospital setting

5:00

. You might not necessarily work

5:02

in the hospital setting , you might just be in a

5:04

clinical setting that

5:06

may not be in the hospital

5:08

. And we

5:11

have trouble elevating

5:14

in practice or moving away

5:16

from the bedside or moving away from

5:18

our thought process

5:20

of tactical things , because we

5:22

don't see ourselves as a separate entity

5:25

from the task and the

5:27

orders that are done on a daily basis

5:29

, and that then leads

5:32

to a lack of confidence in other

5:34

areas . Especially

5:37

when you're trying to grow , you

5:39

tend to start to limit

5:41

yourself , you talk yourself out of

5:43

things , and that

5:46

also is where imposter

5:48

syndrome sets in , and

5:50

so I believe every experienced

5:52

nurse should know how to identify

5:55

and overcome imposter

5:57

syndrome . So in this episode

5:59

you'll learn what is imposter

6:02

syndrome , how do you know if

6:04

you have it . Versus lack of confidence

6:06

, versus being an introvert

6:08

, versus just being plain

6:11

scared to step out of your comfort zone

6:13

and into a new career

6:15

space . Nurses

6:17

are such brilliant individuals

6:20

. We find solutions in our

6:22

work every day . We

6:24

have a lot to contribute to the profession

6:27

of health care and

6:29

we should not take a backseat to anyone

6:31

. Our voice is just

6:34

as worthy to be heard as the

6:36

next profession . We

6:38

have more nurses in this world than

6:40

any other health care professional . Think

6:43

about it More nurses

6:45

than any other healthcare professional . Think about it More nurses than any other

6:47

healthcare professional

6:49

. We are it . We

6:51

are it . Patients come to the

6:53

hospital . They come for

6:56

nursing care

6:59

. That's what they come for

7:01

. Yes , we need our

7:03

partners to work with us , but

7:06

they come for nursing

7:08

care . We need to act

7:10

like we have the power

7:12

that we possess . We

7:14

need to act like it . So

7:17

let's just take a look at

7:19

what is imposter syndrome . So

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the definition of imposter syndrome

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is the experience of feeling like a

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phony . You feel as

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though at any moment , you're going to be found

7:31

out as a fraud , like

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you don't belong where you are and

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you only got there through luck

7:38

. It can affect anyone

7:41

and it is described as

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having deep feelings of unworthiness

7:45

and doubt of one's capabilities

7:48

, coupled with the fear of being

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found out or exposed as a

7:52

fraud . It's accompanied by

7:54

an inability to acknowledge one's

7:57

accomplishments . And that takes

7:59

me back to we don't

8:01

understand and we don't know the power

8:03

that we possess and we haven't assessed

8:05

the skills that we have

8:08

. That can translate beyond

8:10

what we currently

8:12

do in day-to-day

8:15

work , and we

8:17

have to , and that's why I took you through

8:19

the exercise in the last couple of episodes

8:21

to remind you that you

8:24

really your first step , like if you're

8:26

really wanting to make really

8:29

sound decisions regarding

8:32

your career , instead

8:34

of just applying for 50 jobs

8:37

and then you get into something and

8:39

you're like , ah , this is not it . Now there's

8:41

a time and a place for that . There's a time and

8:43

a place for you need to try out some

8:45

things , because you have no experience in anything

8:48

else but what you do . You have

8:50

no exposure and I'm not going to say experience exposure

8:53

to anything else other than what

8:55

you do on a daily basis and

8:58

you look around you and those things that

9:00

you are exposed to you don't want to do when you look around

9:02

you and in your environment , and those things that you are exposed to you don't want to do when you

9:04

look around you and in your environment , and those things that you're

9:06

exposed to you really don't have a desire

9:08

to do , then you really need to start

9:11

exploring other

9:13

job opportunities . But even

9:15

that exploration should

9:18

be very strategic

9:21

. It should have some logic behind

9:23

it , it should have some footing

9:25

on it , based on your

9:28

passions , those things

9:30

that excite you about being

9:33

a nurse or about being in health

9:35

care . So some of the common

9:37

signs of imposter syndrome include

9:40

an inability to realistically

9:42

assess your competence and skills

9:45

. So if you went through the practice

9:47

in my very last episode

9:49

where I laid out common

9:51

questions that I ask people

9:53

to help them to do their

9:56

self-assessment , to develop

9:58

self-awareness , if you

10:00

had trouble with that exercise , then

10:02

one , you need to come and sit down and

10:04

have a one-on-one conversation with me , a

10:08

coaching call with me . And

10:10

two , that tells

10:12

me that you are not

10:14

giving yourself

10:16

the credit that you need to give yourself

10:18

, because if you've been

10:20

practicing for at least

10:23

, at the

10:25

very least three years , you've

10:28

got something to contribute to

10:30

another area of health care . If that

10:32

is so , your desire . Or

10:36

you've got something to contribute to

10:38

grow , even where you are

10:40

. If you're wanting to do more

10:42

, even where you are , you

10:45

have something to contribute

10:47

. Another common sign

10:49

of imposter syndrome is attributing

10:51

your success to external factors

10:54

. Oh , you do so and such

10:56

and such like . Somebody tells you you do something well

10:58

, or such and such did like they're giving

11:00

you credit for something . No , that

11:02

wasn't me . Like such and such

11:04

did such and such . You

11:07

know they were the ones that did it ? No

11:10

, you did it . You

11:12

came up with the idea and

11:15

then you helped other people carry

11:17

it out . It wasn't an external

11:19

factor . That's the

11:21

gift . Recognize the gift that is within

11:23

you . Berating your performance

11:26

? Oh no , it wasn't that

11:28

big of a deal . Oh

11:30

, you need to give yourself credit . I

11:33

didn't realize I could do that . Awesome

11:36

, I really had fun doing that . I

11:38

really need to develop that thing

11:41

. Give yourself the credit . Don't

11:44

berate your performance . Fear that you

11:46

won't live up to the

11:48

expectations . What if I get the job

11:50

and I don't do a good job

11:52

? I mean , honestly , that's likely

11:55

to happen in any situation

11:57

. Sometimes , depending

11:59

on how you're set up in

12:02

the position , what does

12:04

your leadership look like ? I mean

12:06

, there's no guarantee , or

12:09

you could be doing all the things that

12:11

you really need to do to live up the expectations

12:13

, up to the expectations , and the expectations

12:16

are unreasonable . I'm

12:18

just giving you some nuggets on

12:21

here's why , here's where

12:23

it falls in , here's where it happens

12:26

and also

12:28

the realistic side of it

12:31

might happen . But there

12:34

are usually some reasons why Over

12:38

achieving like , oh , I've

12:40

got to have all of the credentials

12:42

, I have to have all of the credentials . I have to have all of the things

12:44

I have to have , over and above all

12:47

of the things that are needed for that position . Before

12:49

I get in it I need to have all of

12:51

the learning I need to know . Give

12:53

yourself some room to grow in that thing

12:55

. Now I

12:58

do say this as a caveat . That doesn't

13:00

mean that if you

13:02

are a nurse working

13:04

on a unit and you decide

13:06

you want to go and get a master's degree because you're

13:08

like I want to grow , I want to do something different

13:11

, so let me go and get a master's degree , and

13:13

then you decide you want to apply for a nurse manager

13:15

position at a smaller hospital . You might work at a

13:17

larger hospital I could do a nurse manager at

13:19

a smaller hospital but you've yet

13:22

to work on a project , lead

13:24

a project . You've yet

13:27

to lead an

13:29

education session . You've yet

13:31

to lead um . Like

13:35

you've yet to work on

13:37

a staffing . I mean just

13:39

you've let . You've yet to leave . Like you

13:41

haven't't led a committee , like you

13:43

have no footing

13:45

of what you've led . You may

13:47

have sparingly been a charge nurse . Let's

13:51

not . Let's get some

13:53

footing under us . That's

13:55

not overachieving , that's . I've

13:57

got a degree , but

14:00

I don't have the

14:02

experience going with it . At

14:05

least some experience . Now

14:07

, those who are in

14:09

that position where you have an accelerated

14:12

BSN or a BSN as your second degree

14:14

and you've been in leadership in

14:17

other areas of your career

14:19

prior to nursing , that's a different story

14:22

. That's a totally different story because

14:24

that leadership experience translates

14:27

and so I

14:29

don't want you to get into imposter syndrome

14:31

, thinking oh well , I've never led in nursing

14:33

. No , your leadership experience matters

14:35

, irregardless of I've

14:37

been in leadership since I was in high

14:39

school and I can guarantee

14:42

you high

14:47

school and I can guarantee you even those skills that I

14:49

developed being captain of the cheerleading squad , those skills that

14:52

I've developed being colonel like top leader in

14:54

my junior ROTC I still

14:57

use them today . So

14:59

just saying Next

15:02

common sign that

15:06

you have imposter syndrome , sabotaging

15:09

your own success , that

15:15

is one thing that you easily

15:17

slip into and

15:20

I pause not to judge , but I

15:22

pause to say we

15:25

sometimes do it and we don't know that we're

15:27

doing it . We don't

15:30

know that we're self-sabotaging when

15:33

we show up late , when

15:35

we're unprepared , when

15:37

someone is asking you what's wrong

15:40

, when you've shown

15:42

and proven yourself to do things

15:45

just differently , that's

15:47

when you're starting to why

15:50

can't I do this , what's wrong ? Checkers

15:53

you really might be self-sabotaging , self-doubt

15:56

and then setting very challenging

15:59

goals and feeling disappointed when you fall

16:01

short those are some signs

16:03

that you have

16:05

imposter syndrome . So

16:07

who gets imposter syndrome ? Everybody

16:10

, unless you're a narcissist . Imposter

16:13

syndrome is one of those things it's

16:16

kind of hard to get away from . Now you can

16:18

say and I've heard one of my

16:20

leaders not

16:23

someone that I directly report to , but a

16:25

leader I respect for sure

16:27

say

16:30

imposter syndrome is

16:32

not a thing to her . You're

16:35

just afraid to do the thing and you just need

16:37

to do it . So , to some degree

16:39

, I agree . However

16:42

, sometimes it's just good to put a name on it . Agree

16:45

, I agree . However , sometimes it's just good to put a name on it . You

16:47

know , just like how we teach kids like more now to name your feelings

16:49

. Sometimes we need to name the

16:51

thing of this is imposter

16:54

syndrome , because you need to know whether

16:56

you need to work on imposter syndrome or

16:58

whether you just have a plain lack of confidence

17:01

and we need to build up your confidence

17:03

. Those are two different things . Or you're hiding

17:06

behind your introvertedness

17:08

, which again can sometimes

17:10

. Sometimes we do that

17:12

because we have a lack of confidence . Sometimes we need

17:14

to be careful about saying

17:16

oh , I don't do that because I'm an introvert

17:19

, versus really it's

17:21

an issue of you having a lack of confidence

17:23

, versus really it's an issue of you having a

17:25

lack of confidence . And so everybody , unless you're a narcissist

17:27

, gets imposter syndrome . Even

17:30

the most accomplished get

17:32

imposter syndrome , because

17:38

it's that more so . That's where that you have all of the credentials , but will I live up to the

17:40

expectation of what they're expecting me to

17:42

do ? And then it

17:44

can affect anyone , no matter

17:46

their social status , work background

17:49

, skill level or

17:51

degree of expertise . So

17:54

I want to end with this

17:56

question because this is

17:58

part of a series , but I want to end

18:00

with this what

18:02

causes imposter syndrome

18:05

? Now , before I go into that

18:07

, I will say in my next episode

18:10

there will be two more episodes , and the

18:12

next one we'll talk about the

18:15

type of imposter syndrome

18:17

. So I've talked about the common signs

18:19

that you have

18:21

imposter syndrome , but I'm going

18:23

to dig into that a little

18:25

bit deeper , because I did my research and

18:27

found that there are five types

18:29

. Now , this is just the one source that I found

18:32

. Somebody else might find other types , but

18:34

I found those five types

18:36

of imposter syndrome to be very true

18:39

and to be what I have seen

18:41

in nursing , and

18:43

I'll provide you with some examples . I'm

18:45

so excited to talk about that . But first we needed to

18:47

clear this baseline of what

18:49

is it and what causes

18:51

it . And so one

18:54

the first thing is usually family upbringing

18:56

. Research suggests

18:58

that upbringing and family

19:01

dynamics can play

19:03

an important role in your

19:05

development of imposter syndrome

19:07

. Parenting styles characterized

19:09

by controlling or overprotective

19:11

may contribute to the development

19:14

of imposter syndrome in children , because

19:17

you may have just not had that

19:19

ability to go

19:22

out and try things . The one thing

19:24

there are several things that I can

19:27

credit to my mom , but the one thing that

19:29

I can credit to her is

19:31

that she always pushed

19:35

. She didn't push me to

19:37

do things , but she allowed

19:39

me . Whatever

19:41

it was that I said I wanted to do , as

19:44

long as it was a growth opportunity . She was like

19:46

, okay , well , let's make it happen , even

19:49

if we didn't have the money to do it . So

19:52

not giving that advice , but what I'm saying

19:54

is the whole point of it is you

19:57

may have come from an upbringing that

20:00

was a little bit more protective and said , oh

20:02

well , you shouldn't do that . Or oh well

20:04

, you shouldn't do that because such and such

20:06

and such and it breeds . It

20:08

sometimes tends to breed imposter

20:10

syndrome . So an example

20:13

is you might have come from a family

20:15

that highly values achievement or had

20:17

parents who flipped back

20:19

and forth between offering praise

20:21

and being critical , and

20:23

so studies suggest that people who come from families

20:26

characterized by high levels of conflict

20:28

, with low amounts

20:30

of support , may be more likely

20:32

to experience imposter syndrome

20:35

. Next , and this is where

20:37

the Ambition Nurse podcast comes

20:39

in and my whole mission

20:42

and value

20:44

sets on this one

20:47

cause is new work

20:49

or slash school opportunities

20:51

. I want you

20:54

to make the

20:56

best confident

20:59

decision and

21:01

not stay stuck in

21:03

where you are if

21:06

you desire to grow

21:08

in your nursing career . We all

21:11

benefit when

21:13

you are your best you when

21:15

you decide to grow . I

21:17

was talking to some nurses at the bedside one day

21:19

and I said we

21:22

have to recognize when it's time for us to

21:24

leave a position , because

21:27

you staying is

21:29

preventing someone else from

21:31

being able to have the opportunity to leave

21:34

to do that thing

21:36

, and you're also hindering

21:38

your own growth , which

21:40

it'll sustain you

21:42

for a little while . You can resist it

21:44

for a little while , but after a

21:46

while it's going to look like

21:49

your time is up and you need to do

21:51

something different , and some of you

21:53

, your time might be up and

21:55

you might need to move on , but

21:57

you're refusing to move on . But

22:00

I'm just going again . It is my

22:02

mission to help

22:04

you to make good

22:06

decisions and to have

22:08

the confidence to take the

22:11

next best step in your career

22:13

and to understand the

22:15

possibilities of what you can

22:18

do , because really the possibilities

22:20

are kind of endless Like

22:22

they're just creating new health care and nursing

22:24

jobs every day . So what you see

22:26

today might not even be in existence

22:28

two years from now , or

22:31

what you want now , that

22:33

position that you desire now , might

22:36

not be developed until one or two years from

22:38

now . Now

22:44

might not be developed until one or two years from now . Okay , that's so . Starting or

22:46

entering in back to causes for imposter syndrome . New work

22:49

or school opportunities , starting

22:52

or entering in a new role can trigger

22:54

imposter syndrome and

22:57

make you feel as though you're not capable . So

22:59

next we have personality . Certain personality

23:02

traits have also been linked

23:04

to a higher risk of experiencing

23:07

imposter syndrome and

23:09

in my next episode I'm going to go into a few characteristics

23:12

that play into that

23:14

as I discuss the types of imposter

23:16

syndrome . Low self-efficacy

23:19

how many of y'all remember the

23:22

theorist who really focused on self-efficacy

23:25

? I can't even remember her name , but I might have her

23:27

name at the next podcast

23:29

. I might have her name . But

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low self-efficacy is

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a common contributor or

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a cause for imposter syndrome

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, and self-efficacy

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refers to your belief in your

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ability to succeed in any

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given situation . Perfectionism

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If you've been listening

23:51

to a few of my episodes , you

23:53

will know that I have addressed perfectionism

23:56

in some of my podcast episodes

23:58

because I know that that's what

24:01

gets in a lot of people's way of

24:03

growing in their nursing career

24:05

. So you might think that

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there is some perfect

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script for conversations

24:13

and that you can't say the wrong thing

24:15

or you can't do the wrong thing , or I don't want to

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apply for the wrong job , or what if I make the wrong thing ? Or you can't do the wrong thing

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, or I don't want to apply for the wrong job , or

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what if I make the wrong decision

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and I go in the wrong direction

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? That's why there's pivoting

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. That's why they're stopping

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and pausing . That's why

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there is I'm going to take a break

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. I'm

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going to take a break . There's grace for you pausing , praying and making a better decision

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when you feel like this might not have been the right decision

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. I've had to do that

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, didn't want to do

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it because I didn't want to

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be seen as that type of person

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who may have left

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a role quickly or whatever

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the case may be , but

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I had to follow where I believed

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God was leading me to and

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I don't think that any decision

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is really a bad decision . For

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the most part , we really try our best

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to make good decisions when we're making

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moves and it just turns out

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to be a bad situation . There's

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learning in that . There's so many lessons

25:23

in that . You're like Bonnie , I don't really

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want to go through those lessons . I know we're going to have

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to go through them in life , so you might as well

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just you know , do it , get it over with and then just

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keep it moving . So don't

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let perfectionism be

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your kryptonite in causing

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imposter syndrome . Most

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people who are dealing with the perfectionism

25:44

probably have trouble

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asking for help from others and

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you may procrastinate due to your own

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high standards . Oh , I don't

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see like the perfect

25:54

job just yet . I

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know in my role as a clinical

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nurse specialist . Most

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people they see the role and

26:03

they like it , but the first

26:05

thing they think is oh , but there are no jobs

26:08

out there for that . And what

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I tell them is well , apply for

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it and you would get the degree anyway . Because

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, for one , the master's

26:17

degree alone will give you more

26:19

options . Two , you

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may be able to convince someone along the

26:23

way to develop the position

26:25

. As you are working on

26:27

projects you may

26:30

help them . You may be able to help them to see

26:32

the need . And if you're not able to

26:34

help them to see the need , you can best believe

26:36

you will more than likely find an opportunity

26:39

to use your skills as

26:41

a clinical nurse specialist . So if

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that's the route you really want to go , then do

26:45

it . That's just that's

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perfectionism to me of

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you don't want to go for that degree

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because you don't see the exact

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position that's

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available for that thing . Neuroticism

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is another cause . Neuroticism

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is one of the big five personality

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dimensions that is linked to higher levels

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of anxiety , insecurity

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, tension and guilt . And

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lastly this last one , I can see why

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also social anxiety . And

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lastly this last one , I can see why also social anxiety , imposter syndrome and social anxiety

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overlap . Social anxiety can make someone feel as if they don't

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belong in performance situations

27:28

. I don't

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like to network . Imposter syndrome can slip in right

27:33

there , because

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you might have a little bit of social anxiety . I was speaking on a topic

27:39

called the introverted leader . It was a shared

27:41

topic between me and an

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HR person within my organization

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Loved it

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because I am an introverted leader . Most

27:52

people might not think so , but I

27:54

would rather just work

27:57

in the background . I would

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rather just work in the background . So

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we were having this whole conversation about the introverted leader

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and I said , when you go into situations like

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that , referring to networking

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, I walk into rooms

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. I love networking

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now , absolutely love it . Love

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networking now , absolutely love it . It is a learned skill , but I've learned to walk into

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rooms with the top of my mind thinking who can I

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serve ? Who can I connect

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? Who can I get to know

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I might need them later

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on ? Or who can I

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bring a smile to their face ? Who can

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I bring my joy ? Or who

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can I bring a smile to their face ? Who can

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I bring my joy , the joy that

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I have ? Who can I give some of that to , or connect with somebody else who has the same

28:46

joy as me ? That's

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what I think about when I go

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into networking situations how

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can I help ? Who can I serve

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? Who can I lift up

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? And if I make a connection

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, I make a connection , I make a connection . If I don't , I don't . It's

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all good , but at least

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I've gotten to know people

29:07

. I know their faces , I

29:09

know where to find you , all

29:12

of that . So that's just

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a way to think about getting over

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that social anxiety when it comes

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to imposter syndrome , just

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thinking about who

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can you serve , and even

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thinking about that in your nursing

29:28

career . If you

29:30

feel called to serve

29:32

in more ways than what you are

29:35

doing right now , what you are doing right

29:37

now , then you feel called to grow

29:39

and you have

29:42

no other choice but to do so . You

29:52

can't not do the thing because if you don't you'll be mad at yourself because somebody else is going

29:54

to be doing it . Do the thing , regardless of when you decide to do it

29:56

, whether it be two years from now or 10 years from

29:58

now , but don't not do it and

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live in regret . That's all

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I'm going to say for today . Stay

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tuned for the episode next

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week where we talk about the types

30:09

of imposter syndrome and

30:11

we dig a little bit deeper so

30:13

that you can identify . We've already identified

30:16

some signs , some causes

30:18

. So if you're dealing with imposter

30:21

syndrome , let that sit in your back pocket

30:23

. I'm going to dig a little bit deeper and

30:25

then I will provide some ways

30:27

for you to . If

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you find that you are a certain type

30:32

, I will also be providing

30:34

ways for you to figure out how

30:36

to overcome being that type

30:39

, or some tactical things you can do Until

30:42

next time . See you later . Thanks

30:46

for joining us this week on the Ambitious

30:48

Nurse Podcast . To review

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you don't have to grow your career alone . As

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iron sharpens iron , one person

31:28

sharpens another . Thank you for letting

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me sharpen you as you take this knowledge

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to sharpen the next .