Back when I was a reporter, I used to have a recurring nightmare. I was in the newsroom, and men in dark suits came in to escort me out. “You don’t belong here,” they said as they led me away. While I loved the research and the writing aspects of being a newspaper reporter, the “getting an elected official to tell the truth” and “ask a grieving widow about her dead husband” aspects of the job were not my speed.
This is an interesting topic, because many people feel impostor syndrome even when they're following their calling and what they're good at. It may be diminished when you're doing what you're meant to be doing, but that doesn't mean it goes away. I guess it could depend on the intensity of the feeling. Something to think about!
This is an interesting topic, because many people feel impostor syndrome even when they're following their calling and what they're good at. It may be diminished when you're doing what you're meant to be doing, but that doesn't mean it goes away. I guess it could depend on the intensity of the feeling. Something to think about!
Great story and great advice! Thank you, Adam.