1. How Impostor Syndrome manifests itself
1.1. You feel like an impostor and can’t publish anything
1.2. You feel like an impostor and publish things reluctantly and don’t feel very confident about what you publish.
2. How to not feel like an impostor
2.1. Everything you write has already been written by someone else, and probably better than you would write it.
2.2. But your story probably relates to readers in one way or another.
2.3. Tell your own story on how it worked for you and suggest that it might work for your reader as well, with no pretence that it will work for everyone.
2.4. Minimize the number of “absolute” answers you give, and back things with your own authentic experience.
2.5. Know that your “weaknesses” are what makes you interesting for your reader.
3. How to write with confidence
3.1. Vulnerability
3.1.1. The more you share, the more the readers relate and the deeper your “bond”.
3.1.2. Share what people want to read.
3.1.3. In day-to-day life, people are too “busy” to care for your story, that’s why it’s hard and awkward to share it randomly.
3.1.4. In writing, it’s not awkward.
3.1.5. When you write from authenticity, people will read your story. The more people read your story, the more confidence you’ll get.
3.2. Perfection
3.2.1. 90% of the readers don’t care about perfection. They want a good authentic story with a takeaway for them.
3.2.2. Occasionally you’ll find someone who’ll say your story is shit. You can’t please everyone.
3.2.3. Be perfectly fine with someone finding your advice not suitable for them.
3.2.4. Remember, we’re all different and it’s normal that it won’t please 100% of the people. Aiming for that is fruitless.