* start at the karate chop point, then move to the top of the head, then the rest of the points *

Even though I struggle with imposter syndrome and perfectionism, I deeply and completely love and accept myself.

Even though I feel like an imposter most days, and my perfectionism is crippling sometimes, I still love, honor and accept myself

Because I know that I am trying my best!

And I am only human, figuring everything out as I go!

So even though I have imposter syndrome and perfectionism,

I still deeply and completely love, honor and accept myself

(top of the head)

I sometimes feel like an imposter.

It just creeps in, and doubt my abilities and achievements.

All these thoughts like:

“What if people find out I'm not as competent as they think?

“What if they don’t get what they are expecting from me?”

“I have no idea what I am actually doing!”

All of these feelings I’ve been carrying.

All these worries!

This imposter syndrome is SO DRAINING!

And it’s definitely been holding me back…

I keep second guessing things,

and it takes me twice as long to accomplish anything

So I am deciding to re-write this story

I am acknowledging these feelings…

But it's time to release them.

I choose to let go of imposter syndrome.

Because we all know,

NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING!

And we are all just figuring it out as we go

And that is completely fine! It’s human nature.

And the more we practice, the more we gain confidence

Just like anything we do as we are learning and growing

And it doesn’t have to be PERFECT either!

Even though I have let this hold me back as well,

The thought of needing to be perfect

or at least be fully confident in something before putting it out there

Because I'm a perfectionist at heart…

In a perfect world, everything I would do would be flawless!

But perfectionism can ALSO paralyze me. And it DOES.

It stops me from taking action, because “perfection” takes TIME.

And I know, deep down, that “being perfect” isn’t even real.

It’s something society has taught us, but it’s not reality.

In fact, more and more people nowadays are even TURNED OFF by something that looks “perfect”!

Because it lacks HEART and AUTHENTICITY.

So I choose to release my need for perfection…

And in the end, PROGRESS is way more important than perfection!

I'm ready to let go of this perfectionism…

I am embracing the idea of taking imperfect action.

What if I could truly embrace imperfect action?

That would actually help A LOT.

I don't need everything to be perfect to make progress!

I do know, that imperfect action is better than no action…

So I release the fear of making mistakes

Because mistakes will happen, no matter what.

Mistakes are how we learn and grow!

So I choose to learn and grow from my actions.

Taking action builds confidence,

And confidence heals imposter syndrome!

I am ready to take imperfect, authentic action.

Imperfect action will be the thing that actually leads to my growth and success!

So I release imposter syndrome and perfectionism.

Releasing it on a cellular level

Embracing the NEW ME who takes action

and doesn’t wait for things to be “perfect”

Because perfect is not REAL

I am confident in my abilities

and READY to take imperfect action!

In mind body and soul !