Imposter syndrome doesn’t care how good you are. It shows up anyway, making you hesitate before you send a contract, stumble over your words on a call, or scroll past someone else’s work and wonder if you’re good enough.
In this episode Holly Christie gets honest about imposter syndrome in web design. Why it hits so hard in a self-taught industry, why tech shaming on LinkedIn makes it worse, and what you can do to push through it, level up and stop letting self-doubt run your business.
We talk about:
- Why imposter syndrome affects experienced and award-winning designers too
- The problem with tech shaming (and why the tool you use doesn’t define your worth)
- Why there’s a seat at the table for every web designer
- How to stay in your lane and focus on your own growth
- What to do when your processes feel messy or your designs feel stale
- How to push outside your comfort zone and keep developing
- Why you’re probably doing much better than you think
Chapters:
00:00 Imposter syndrome — it comes for all of us
04:28 When LinkedIn chips away at your confidence
07:35 Stay in your lane and look forward
08:20 Tighten up your processes and onboarding
09:30 What to do when your designs feel stale
10:45 Pushing outside your comfort zone
12:05 You’re doing better than you think
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