Have you ever experienced impostor syndrome?
It’s that feeling you get when an internal voice is questioning your abilities and casts doubt on your every step. Progress, although achieved, seems trivial, and self-validation is scarce.
I had that feeling when I was starting my journey into property investing.
This journey of mine didn’t start out in the best ways possible. In fact, I knew it was wrong of me not to let my family know of it; it wasn’t the right way to do things, because I ought to trust in myself and my family more. I was afraid that they wouldn’t understand me.
As time went on, however, they started to trust and understand me.
There’s a saying that is “fake it till you make it” but how does one fake confidence? I thought that if I couldn’t do it, how are others going to trust me? Impostor syndrome is rough, but based on my personal experience the one surefire way of having confidence is this:
You have to build it – brick by brick, small step by small step.
Building your confidence, watching your journey unfold into something you didn’t think you could do is quite the experience.
Starting off, when you don’t quite understand or know how to do things, the answer is simple:
Invest in yourself. How? By looking for mentors and coaches that can help shape and build your self-confidence. Find people who know what they’re doing and get in touch with them. Look for those that have already established themselves in the sector you are looking at.
When I got my first property, I was working with someone who was really experienced and whom I could trust. They held my hand as I navigated through this first deal in my journey.
Once I’ve found the people I knew were good and experienced at what they were doing, my confidence began to grow more and more. I knew I was working with the right people. Leveraging other people’s knowledge is a tool that you ought to make great use of.
Working in property is not as easy as it looks. It’s not about having lots of money to do the deals. It’s all about your confidence and your mindset.
If you think you can, well, you definitely can.
Build your confidence, look for the right people, learn what there is to be done and to do them, and see where that can take you. Unleash your potential.
If you have any questions in regards to pursuing property investment, or how I can help you,
do drop me a line at info@ukpropertytastic.co.uk.
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