What is your biggest struggle at work (Liberate YOU)

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1. Robyn WickSeptember 9,2019 at 1:34PM UTC

   I have a master's degree and am seen as a leader in my field (by other higher ed administrators), but working in higher ed isn't always respected as being a career choice. I've had people tell me my job sounds like a fun retirement job. I've also been told I could do so much more - like my job isn't challenging or important. I'm a director of a multi-million dollar program. Sometimes I get frustrated by this but haven't yet figured out how to respond to those people...or to mentally move past it.

2. Six Figure Salary CoachSeptember 10,2019 at 3:45PM UTC

   Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this - this is a perfect example of a real struggle / hurdle. I 100% get what you are feeling! You invest in your work. You take pride it what you are doing (and excuse me, directing a multi-million dollar is huge - HUGE). It's like you are proud of what you do, and you want other people to understand that what you are doing is incredibly important. But how do you communicate that without sounding arrogant, right?

   Let me ask you a question - why do you think you are impacted by what other people 'think' your job is like? Why do you think you should defend your accomplishments to those around you?

3. Robyn WickSeptember 10,2019 at 3:59PM UTC

   I think that's exactly it. I don't want to sound defensive or arrogant. (I'm in the Midwest and we are largely terrible at self-promotion.) I work in education because I believe it is important. I really don't need to defend my accomplishments but I do need to learn how to not let those kinds of comments get into my head.

4. Six Figure Salary CoachSeptember 10,2019 at 10:53PM UTC

   Practice makes perfect on that front! I think you would really like the Impostor Syndrome week I have this week. I put the link below for you. I think you would find it super valuable. I wish I could publish videos in here. But unfortunately we aren't there yet.

   http://bit.ly/LiberateYouNetwork

5. Six Figure Salary CoachSeptember 10,2019 at 3:47PM UTC

   PS this comment is actually quite timely because I am discussing YOUR WORTH in my FB group this month. Last week I discussed understanding your worth and it's foundations and this week I am discussing impostor syndrome. You might find it very valuable to tune in to some of the trainings (and watch the ones from last week). If you're interested I will shoot you the link :)