I was taught Imposter Syndrome at school

I mean, I was literally taught Imposter Syndrome at school.

When we'd get our school reports, not only would we be graded for effort and attainment, we would also be ranked in terms of best in the class (or not)*.

In each subject, I was told my 'position' out of the 29 lads (all boys' school) I shared the class with. 

Talk about how to make us look sideways!

Call it what you want but comparisonitis is one of the biggest and most damaging mindset challenges small (and big) business owners and their teams face – even when it isn't as blatantly fostered in an organisation as it was "back in my day".

The fact that Sudip Sen occasionally beat me to P1 in art almost 40 years ago has proved to be utterly meaningless**. The same can be said for the people you see "currently killing it' on LinedIn, Insta etc... or up on stage in a room that you also deserve to be in.

• You're pretty f*cking fabulous as you are

• You're better at being you than anyone else can ever be 

• You're P1 in your own story. Every single time

If there are occasions when you don't feel "P1" (and want to do something about that), let's chat.

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* Yes I was a complete swot

** Sudip did, however, get a picture in the Gallery on Take Hart (and that still stings a bit)

There's a great story about my grades in PE – I'll save that for a another day :-)