Impostor Syndrome: A Sign You’re On the Right Path

John Steinbeck felt like an impostor.

And he was f#cking John Steinbeck.

While writing “Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck kept a diary to chronicle his work on the novel.

It’s a behind-the-scenes look at his creative journey and the excruciating self-doubt he experienced while writing what would later win him the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes in literature.

In a moment of incredible self-doubt and impostor syndrome, he wrote the following,

“This book has become a misery to me because of my inadequacy.”

Steinbeck was already a successful novelist — these were not the insecurities and self-doubt of a first-time author.

Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939.

Of Mice and Men (one of my all-time favorites) was published in 1937.

When we challenge our skill set or begin to learn a new skill, we will feel like an impostor.

And we can either capitulate and give in, or we can accept it and learn.

Only one of these options will create the remarkable.

Here are 5 Steps to Navigate Impostor Syndrome:

Give Your Feelings a Face: