What distinguishes a professional?

The more decisions we make and experience we acquire, the more confident we are in those decisions. And frankly that also includes making mistakes. In my opinion, what distinguishes a professional is their ability to own up to their mistakes and taking responsibility for them. Through this, we gain more confidence in what works and what doesn’t, and best of all, how to adapt to problems as they arise.

Because at the end of the day, Imposter Syndrome is the fear of messing up, it’s feeling that you don’t belong at what you do because other people will be more competent, more perfect. When you realize that mistakes and situations will come regardless of who’s at the helm, and what matters is how you overcome those problems and adapt to them, then that fear starts to lessen.