Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi #WomenWILL007

Do you feel like you’re not good enough for people, and/or you’re being a fraud, hiding your ‘real’ self as you ‘steal’ success in this world?

Research says that 70% of the world’s population deals with imposter syndrome at some point in their life, and it has stolen lots of confidence and will from people who’ve got great potential.

So in today’s episode, I bring you Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi, a woman who’s been through the same experience of doubting her own self and capabilities. Join us as we explore how we can become the leaders our world needs as we overcome the imposter phenomenon!

Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi is an Associate Faculty at the University of Arizona Global Campus, teaching leadership courses in the Bachelors of Arts in Business Leadership Program with the Forbes School of Business and Technology. Aside from teaching, Dr. Ghazi works at Pepperdine University with the Associates Dean’s Office as a Graduate Assistant for the Excellence and Innovation Program, as well as for the Center for Global Partnerships and Learning where she assists students with bad dissertation process, manages the Center’s podcast, and coordinates events that the Center hosts throughout the year.

In this episode, Dr. Ghazi and Laura talk about activating women leaders by overcoming imposter syndrome as Dr. Ghazi shares her own experience of the phenomenon while enumerating the components of the ASIA model she’s developed to overcome the syndrome.

Topics Covered:

00:00 – Episode snippet + intro

01:25 – Introduction: Welcoming today’s guest, Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi

03:30 – The Backstory: Why is the research about women leadership and imposter syndrome important to Dr. Aasiyah?

09:18 – This Ain’t Me: Defining what and how impostor syndrome looks and feels like

13:41 – Impostor Transference: With all the challenges women face these days, how does impostor syndrome arise?

25:54 – The Four Ways: Talking about the framework Dr. Aasiyah came up with to overcome impostor syndrome

1. (27:34) Accomplish: The goal and the how

2. (29:16) Support systems: People who can help

3. (34:43) Investment: Invest in yourself

4. (39:50) Acknowledgment: Celebrate and write

47:37 – This is Me: The advantages of women coming together to help each other bring their best self at work

55:41 – Time to Reflect: What does Dr. Aasiyah do in tough moments to refocus and deal with the feeling of being overwhelmed?

1:01:11 – A Big Help: The new habit/behavior that improved her life in the last few years

1:04:13 – Checkout the journal and books Dr. Aasiyah have co-authored

1:05:42 – The certificate on women leadership

Key Takeaways:

“We have everything on our fingertips, and it’s just a matter of us having to invest in ourselves to be able to do that.” – Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi

“Women need to come together to help each other out in being the leaders that we want to be in this world, that we want to be in our organizations, in our communities. When we have that support from each other, that’s really going to help us elevate ourselves in terms of being able to support one another.” – Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi

Connect Dr. Aasiyah Ghazi:

Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/DrAasiyah

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativewomanleader

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdraasiyah/; https://www.instagram.com/thecreativewomanleader/

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