You are capable of anything you set your mind to.

The more you believe this is true the more confident you will be in who you are. The more confident you are the easier it will be to navigate the challenges of being black in a white world, the further you will go in your career and the more fulfilling it will be to get there.

Right now “I am capable of anything I set my mind to” is not the thought your brain offers you on a typical day! It’s more like “I’m a fraud” “my success is down to luck” and “I’m going to be exposed” (Classic Imposter Syndrome) or, “I’m the only one” “I can’t be myself” “Places like this don’t want people like me” (Environmental Imposter Syndrome).

The problem with these thoughts is they feel terrible.

They make you feel anxious and stressed and that you’re not enough, which drives you to overwork and overthink in a way that holds you back in your career. The result? Lawyering feels hard and overwhelming, you either don’t progress or you get left behind and your confidence never grows.

In episode 65 of Legal Imposters I give you a simple and powerful solution to all of this: believe you are capable of anything you set your mind to, and let this thought drive how you feel and how you show up to your day.

This will challenge you at first.

But that’s only because you’ve forgotten who you are. The moment you take the steps to remember not only will you recognise this as true, you’ll realise you’ve know it all along. You’ll connect to the person inside of you who is capable of anything and this will give you the confidence to succeed.

I talk you through all of this and the steps you can take to get started, in episode 65 of Legal Imposters. Here’s what I cover:

 

• how your thoughts create your results
• thinking on purpose
• the value of believing you are capable of anything
• how to get started today

 

P.S. If you’re a black lawyer and you’re tired of self doubt holding you back in your career, join CONFIDENT Black Lawyers, the new online confidence building programme for black lawyers at every stage of their career, where I give you a proven process and a practical tool for overcoming Imposter Syndrome so you have the confidence to succeed in a white world.

Here’s what you get::

• 6 months instant access to the entire online programme which you can work through in your own time and at your own speed, as many times as you want or need to
• membership of the CONFIDENT Black Lawyers Club, a community of black lawyers inspiring and supporting each other
• 20 live group coaching sessions over 6 months, where you get coached or learn from hearing others get coached
• a private podcast where you can listen to coaching replays
• easy access to a curated pool of trainings and resources so you find all the help you need in one place

Doors open officially Friday 15th November 2024 but the link to join is already active. Start building your confidence today by joining now. Click here to sign up:

https://caroline-flanagan.mykajabi.com/confident-black-lawyers