Let’s get to the bottom of this. Too many of my sisters are suffering with imposter syndrome and believing lies over truth. To help you uncover some deep-rooted beliefs about yourself, here are a few questions to ask yourself:

Do you often feel like you don’t belong in certain spaces, even when you’ve earned your place?

Do you attribute your success more to luck than to your abilities or effort?

Do you feel like others overestimate your competence?

Do you worry that people will “find out” you’re not as capable as they think?

If you can answer yes to these questions, you are living with imposter syndrome or identity issues. You do not see yourself the way that God sees you—and that is a major problem.

God sees you as fit and made to be in the very spaces you are questioning you belong in. In fact, you are divinely and uniquely made for those rooms and tables. Your life history, your pain, and your passion say that you are the missing piece of the puzzle to solve the problem only you can fix.

Your success and accolades are not happenstance or serendipity—that is divine. God has ordained and gifted you with talents, gifts, and a unique makeup that, when combined, is powerful.

Don’t discount the competency and knowledge people see in you. Stop brushing off those compliments about how well you presented or what you created. It is not an overestimation—it is truth.

You are not a fraud, so you don’t have to worry about being found out. You are fully capable and equipped to take on that task, write that book, and start that business. Yes, you are capable of being a good mom and wife, so don’t doubt yourself.

Now is the time to begin the work of peeling back the layers of underlying beliefs that contribute to imposter syndrome. Don’t tarry. Call Nekeshia c/o Meraki Counseling today at 832-779-3039 or email merakicounseling@outlook.com.