For Entrepreneurs Who Feel Like They're Behind: A Love Letter
Struggling with imposter syndrome as an entrepreneur? Feeling like everyone else is winning while you're stuck? This one's for you.
I'm holding your hand while you open your emails and see yet another win that isn't yours. Another Stripe notification showcasing someone else making the money that you felt closer to making last year than you do now.
I'm holding your hand while you write that post that hardly anyone will see. I'm holding your hand while you choose an outfit for the video that you'll re-record 15 times.
I'm holding your hand while you sit on group coaching calls with people that sit firmly in the spotlight while you stay on the sidelines, and burst into tears when the call ends.
I'm holding your hand while you tell your partner that this will be the year that everything changes, and feel a building sense of shame for all of the investments that you've made instead of the holidays you could've taken.
I'm holding your hand while people ask how your business is going and you can't find the words to tell them the truth.
I'm holding your hand when you walk into a room full of people you don't know and feel nervous about saying out loud what you do.
I'm holding your hand when you don't even know what to focus on anymore because there are so many loud opinions everywhere you look.
I'm holding your hand when you feel like you're not in the right clique.
I'm holding your hand when you try out a low ticket membership that turns out to be a ghost town, and makes you wonder how you will ever make a living from your business.
Who am I?
I'm your big deal identity, darling.
I believe in you. I wish that you believed in me so that we could stop cringing when we take up space, looking over our shoulders at what people that don't even matter think. So that we could walk into rooms and own our expertise instead of shrinking into corners.
Overcoming Entrepreneurial Self-Doubt
I wish you believed in me so that we could stop comparing our behind-the-scenes to everyone else's highlight reel. So that we could see those Stripe notifications as inspiration instead of evidence of our inadequacy.
I wish you believed in me so that we could listen to our own voice in a world that never stops yapping. So that we could build something that feels true to us instead of trying to fit into someone else's production line for success.
Recognising Your Success as an Entrepreneur
I wish you believed in me so that we could see all of the green lights instead of focusing on the red flags—the single comment from someone who really needed to hear what you said, the client who lights up when they see your name, the conversation you just had that made someone see something differently.
I wish you believed in me so that we could remember that everyone you admire started exactly where you are now. Scared, uncertain, feeling like they just didn't have what it takes.
Redefining Success in Business
I wish you believed in me so that we could stop measuring our worth by the size of our bank account and start measuring it by the courage it takes to keep showing up, to keep trying, to keep believing in something bigger than where we are right now.
Because you want this for a reason. It is written on your heart, and that feeling of want won't go away until you satisfy it. Trust in that feeling. Trust that it wouldn't be there if it wasn't for a good reason. Trust that the thing inside you that keeps you going—despite the rejections, despite the silence, despite the voice that says you're not ready—that thing is me.
And I'm not going anywhere.
Your success isn't late. It's right on time.
Let's do this together.
You're Not Alone in This Journey
If this resonated with you, know that every successful entrepreneur has felt exactly where you are right now. The difference isn't talent or luck—it's believing in that voice inside you that knows you're meant for something bigger.
What's one green light you noticed in your business this week? I'd love to hear about it in the comments below.