This week on the podcast it’s my pleasure to share the live recording of last Friday’s live webinar: How to be confident. Where are you on your confidence journey? are you anxious and worried all the time? are you confident at home with family and friends, but a shadow of yourself when at work … Continued
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 … Continued
When you have confidence in who you are, your whole experience of being a black lawyer is going to change. You won’t just know you’re capable of anything you set your mind to. You’re going to believe it enough to keep overcoming Imposter Syndrome and perform to your potential. You’re going to stop thinking of … Continued
If you’re a black lawyer, the chances are you have Imposter Syndrome or will experience it at some point in your career. Because for you Imposter Syndrome is different. It’s not just internal. It’s environmental. So even if you know you deserve to be here and remember how hard you worked to get here, there … Continued
Every senior black lawyer will tell you: if you want to progress in a white world, you must have a sponsor – someone invested in you, willing to advocate for you, champion you, mention you in rooms you don’t have access too, positively influence the views of those who don’t know you. But winning a … Continued
Imposter Syndrome is different for people of colour. 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 … Continued
You’re good at what you do. So why don’t you feel it? Why does your confidence lag so far behind your accomplishments? Knowing you’re a good lawyer is one thing. But having the confidence not to overwork or second guess yourself, to speak up in meetings and to seize opportunities before you’re 100% ready – … Continued
Should I stay or should I go? Should I go for partnership or should I stay where I am? These are just some of the questions you’ve been asking yourself for months, maybe even years now, that are keeping you stuck in the Confusion Stage. The Confusion Stage The Confusion Stage is the stage in … Continued
In BE THE FIRST we are changing the industry, from the inside out We are being the change we want to see We are breaking down barriers We’re changing the narrative We are overcoming bias We are being who we can’t see. We’re doing all of this and more inside BE THE FIRST Progression for … Continued
When someone tells you you’re “not like normal black people”; when they note with surprise “you’re very articulate” or comment on how well spoken you are or well put together you are – it’s a micro-aggression rooted in negative racial stereotypes that…
