{"id":144810,"date":"2025-01-09T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=144810"},"modified":"2025-01-09T13:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:25:02","slug":"befriending-your-imposter-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=144810","title":{"rendered":"Befriending your Imposter Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Befriending your impostor syndrome with Iceland&amp;apos;s president Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/00eMuKbJjOUJj5NDbx646o?si=O3WUo62zSi-DuHPtP_2OUQ&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir lost her bid for the Icelandic presidency in 2016, she wasn&#8217;t sure she wanted to run again. But after battles with self-doubt, encouragement from her supporters and an epiphany about leadership, she ran again this year \u2014 and this time, she won. Halla joins Adam to discuss dealing with impostor syndrome, why leadership is worth the effort and how listening and asking questions can build trust with constituents and make you a stronger leader. The two also dig into the story behind Halla&#8217;s &#8220;scarf revolution,&#8221; Iceland&#8217;s history of solving problems with creativity and Halla\u2019s approach to leading her campaign \u2014 and presidency \u2014 with optimism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swiss-miss.com\/2025\/01\/befriending-your-imposter-syndrome.html\">via<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Halla T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir lost her bid for the Icelandic presidency in 2016, she wasn&#8217;t sure she wanted to run again. But after battles with self-doubt, encouragement from her supporters and an epiphany about leadership, she ran again this year \u2014 and this time, she won. 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