Christian Entrepreneurs: Imposter Syndrome When You See Client Testimonials (3 min)

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I used to see people who were running successful businesses and think to myself “Wow, that’s really cool…but I’ll never be able to do that.”

Even after I started my business, that thought STILL lingered.

Even when I was considering hiring a coach and I saw the testimonials from their clients, that thought STILL LINGERED.

“That’s an AWESOME testimonial! But that’s not possible for me because…”

My brain literally looked for some specific thing about them that made their success possible.

I rationalized why THEY were able to do it but I couldn’t:

▶️ I don’t have the same network as them

▶️ I don’t have enough/the right experience

▶️ I have a newborn baby

▶️ I don’t have as many followers as they have


▶️ I don’t have the confidence they have

It was my brain on autopilot - protecting me. Keeping me safe from future failure and feeling negative emotions.

If you’re honest with yourself, does your brain ever do this?

Does your brain think you’re the one special snowflake who has the desire to build a successful business, but doesn’t have what it takes to actually do it?

Good news…you’re normal! That’s just your brain on autopilot.

If you read testimonials from my clients and think:

“But I don’t have the X that they have,” notice what your brain is doing: protecting you.

That’s totally NORMAL……..BUT…

You’ve heard the saying: God loves you just the way you are, but he loves you too much to keep you there.

In the same way, I love you just the way you are, but I KNOW what’s possible for you if you choose not to stay there.

I’m living proof. I was there. Now I’m not. I thought I was the special snowflake that couldn’t do it.

Turns out, I was wrong and God was right.

If you’re like me, you know you have a purpose. There’s a reason God put a business on your heart.

The next step? Decide to graduate from autopilot here.