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Episode 27: The Step By Step Method To Crush Imposter Syndrome & Remove The Fear Of Being Exposed · Callum Walker | Figuring It Out

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  Speaker 1: When I first started coaching I really really had this imposter syndrome about how much I knew. The lack of knowledge really caused me to doubt my coaching ability which caused me to procrastinate when it came to growing my business. I knew everything that I needed to do to grow it but I just couldn't seem to do it. And really this is because I was absolutely petrified of having my lack of knowledge exposed if I put myself out there. So the imposter syndrome really was the biggest thing that was holding me and my business back and to overcome it I knew that I really needed to learn more.
• 0:28
  But no matter how hard I tried I'd just get overwhelmed, I wouldn't know where to start, and I didn't know what it was specifically that I need to learn in the first place. Which meant that even if I did start I couldn't actually be consistent which left me feeling like a failure and prolonged this imposter syndrome even more. But I figured out a simple and consistent method to level up my knowledge. The step by step process allowed me to remove the overwhelm of not knowing where to start, gave me clarity on what I needed to learn, and really allowed me to be consistent with my knowledge. But more importantly, because I was consistent, my knowledge levelled up, which meant that the imposter syndrome went away, my fear of being exposed was no longer there, and I finally put myself out there to grow my business.
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  And in this episode, I run through what that method is exactly, but more importantly, how I'm going to be using this method for you in the podcast so you can avoid the overwhelm, you can stay consistent with your learning, and fundamentally eliminate imposter syndrome for good. Enjoy. If fear is the only thing stopping us from achieving our dreams and we only fear what we don't understand, then the antidote to fear is knowledge. All we have to do is find out who has the knowledge that we need to conquer our fears and achieve our entrepreneurial dreams. My name is Callum Walker, and welcome to the podcast that will help you figure it out and conquer this lonely entrepreneurial journey.
• 1:54
  Hello everyone and welcome to the podcast. Hopefully, you listened to the episode before where I really went heavy into intermittent fasting. But I have an announcement for you. It's amazing how these things kind of come about. And do you know what?
• 2:14
  I've had this conversation with a fair few other people as well who have found that their best ideas come to them when driving. Why is that? You know, actually it's interesting because I was listening to Andrew Huberman, his podcast. Fantastic podcast. It's very heavy.
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  You are a science nerd like me and you genuinely are fascinated in enhancing your own physical and mental performance. It's brilliant. I'm not gonna tell you to go and listen to it because I'd prefer you to actually listen to me and listen to this, but it's a fantastic podcast. Basically, it was interesting because he was really talking about creativity and focus. And it's interesting that we find that I was reading this briefly in a book called 10x the 2x.
• 3:02
  I've spoken about it a lot on the podcast probably about ten-fifteen episodes ago. But they said something really profound which was your best ideas and creativity doesn't come to you when you're sitting at a desk staring at a screen. They come to you when you're just like out and about. They just come to you when you're kind of like you know, when you're not actually trying to focus. And the reason for that is that our our creativity kind of comes to us when we're relaxed.
• 3:29
  And one of the reasons why I feel that creativity really sparks when I'm driving is because of your vision. What has your vision got to do with anything? It has everything to do with it. Because, your ability to focus and really concentrate and go down the focus hole is very much tied to your vision. So if you really really wanna elevate your your focus, really focus on narrowing your vision.
• 3:59
  So it almost kind of being like when you're reading a book that if you really really wanna like you know enhance your ability to focus and concentrate, you narrow in on focusing focusing on that book. Naturally that then sends a signal to the brain to say hey, this is something we need to pay attention to. But it's interesting that like, you know, all of our amazing ideas, I don't know if this happened to you, but it certainly happened to me, have come when I'm out and about, when I'm in nature or when I'm driving and the reason for that is because your vision relaxes. Your vision relaxes you go from being very very much centered on one specific thing to having a broader range of vision which then naturally relaxes the brain and opens it up to creativity. It kind of opens space up for creative ideas to kind of come in.
• 4:54
  And why am I telling you this? But one that can be really useful for you as an entrepreneur running your own coaching business, trying to come up with ideas and really kind of you know, your own business. It can be really really useful. But then secondly, because it's kind of opened up my own epiphany as to where I wanna take this podcast and where I really wanna like enhance the quality of it so that you can get the the best experience of it and where you can follow it. So that you can really level up your own game, you can level up your coaching.
• 5:28
  And then off the back of that, you can then level up your business as well. Off the back of really you becoming a walking advert for the result that you can get for your client by you being able to be the best version of yourself. So that you know your ability to drive and build this coaching business is enhanced. But then also I really really do find the more knowledge that you can learn and the more you can implement it to yourself, you can then pass that on to your clients and then you've got like a greater journey that you can take them on. And that's really what I kind of want this podcast to stand for as your place that you can come to to learn the the lessons that I've learned from running a business, from being a coach, from also valuing high performance.
• 6:11
  You know, I'm constantly on this journey to becoming the best version of myself physically, mentally, and spiritually. And what I really want this podcast to be is to serve as the place for you to come to to acquire that information. But not only just acquire that information, but acquire it in a way that you can then use it to apply to your own coaching business. Now I was kind of going into this briefly at the end of the last episode where I went into great amounts of detail on intermittent fasting. But I kind of realized that I really threw a lot into one episode.
• 6:49
  Now, where I was at, where I kind of left you at the end of the last episode was really about that I want to take this podcast in a new direction. That, if you want to go and do something, I'm a big believer that the best thing for you to do is go and find someone who has done what you wanna do and model what they have actually done. So for me, what I really wanna do is take this podcast to another level for for it to serve you at the highest level and to be an amazing tool for you to use. But specifically, if I look at the first sort of 30 episodes, I've really kind of modeled it on a podcast that I really really really enjoyed and has been so powerful for me. Now if you haven't been following this podcast for a long time, you you probably don't know, but I am a huge fan of Russell Brunson.
• 7:43
  Russell Brunson has been instrumental in the direction of my business in all of the the way in which it structured my creativity, etcetera. But I've really enjoyed his podcast and really connected with his podcast because what it kind of is is just a bit of a dear diary entry. And I really really loved that aspect to it and I think that that's why I've really enjoyed this. This process of the way in which I'm actually delivering the podcast has always very much come from like a bit of a Dear Diary. And he said to not he said to me, but he said in his book Expert Secrets.
• 8:20
  I mean he's also said in a regular basis that like his podcast really started off the back of him just being in a car and just talking about what he was doing. But specifically the first 40 episodes were really just around him finding his voice. Him just kind of getting used to to talking. Him getting used to kind of like, you know, his message, but also him figuring out what he wants his podcast to be. And I feel like I've gone through that process.
• 8:54
  Like the the the first 40 episodes or 30 episodes whatever we're on in this podcast have very much been kind of for my own purpose for me to kind of figure out what do I want this podcast to be. And I feel like I've got a lot of clarity on what I want this podcast to be and how I want it to be moving forward for you to be able to follow it on a journey that really really enhances the quality of you and your coaching business and your ability to coach as well. Which kind of brings me back to the second podcast that I have found to be so useful for me. And also I really really liked the structure of it which is Andrew Huberman's podcast. Now would I recommend that you go and listen to it?
• 9:45
  I feel like it is very very very deep, very very very high level and I really like it. Do I feel that you need to acquire all of the information and the depth that he goes to? No. Because that's what I'm here for. I kind of want to almost kind of bridge the gap between the insane amount of like depth of knowledge that he goes to.
• 10:12
  And I kind of want to take that and translate that in useful practice that you can use. But specifically why have I brought him up? Because what I've really liked is that he just tackles kind of one topic at a time in his podcast. And it's interesting because that's how I do my learning. That's also how I work within my membership and within my coaching program that we just tackle one topic at a time.
• 10:40
  So specifically, he the the part that I'm listening to within his podcast, he is spending a whole month going into something called neuroplasticity, which is really about how you can rewire the brain to instill new habits, to really kind of like elevate your game and acquire new bits of information. And he's spending one whole month focusing on that. And specifically, more importantly, he all of the episodes that he is doing within his podcast, he is, just solely doing them. That month he's doing four or five episodes solely on neuroplasticity. So it allows him to take you on a journey.
• 11:26
  It allows him to almost kind of come at this is how you can learn more about neuroplasticity from so many different angles and so many different viewpoints per episode. And I really like that structure and I really like how I could use that as well within my own podcast. So we're almost kind of being going like, right. The two main podcast that have had a really great impression on me and I've really connected with have been Russell's podcast and Andrew Huberman's podcast. And for me, I'm like, where do I kind of sit in there?
• 12:02
  Where do I sit? How do I kind of fit in there? I feel that I sit almost as a bit of a blend in terms of I can take the structure and I can take the clear steps of Huberman's, but I can also take kind of the the lax attitude because the way Huberman kind of delivers it is very much in a lecture sort of style. And if you don't kind of vibe with his lecturing sort of style, you'll probably find that you'll very quickly clock off. Like you'll very quickly clock off because again like you know, I'm kind of used to that.
• 12:40
  I'm not saying he's droney because he's not, but he kind of is. But I like that because I'm used to sitting in fucking lectures when I was at university doing my PhD and all of sort of stuff. And I'm used to learning that way. The way in which I've always learned has been listening to lectures. Whereas you might find that quite boring, dull, and as you kind of know, I speak a lot quicker than human.
• 13:03
  I'm very much like ADHD puppy and in the way I like to kind of teach, share my information, share my education, I really really like to do it in a way that's upbeat and exciting and potentially a little bit chaotic. But that's very similar to Russell's podcast and I've learned so much information off the back of that. So it's almost like, you know, his is very very informal. Human's is very formal. So for me, I feel like, right.
• 13:30
  What would be the perfect blend for you to be able to almost kind of take academia, academic levels of knowledge and academic levels of information, but then apply that to your coaching business in a way that you can actually connect with and in a way that you can actually get excited about. And that's how I want my podcast to be. So we're almost being the way in which I'm going to do this moving forward is very much do series. And I really wanna make sure that it's almost like right the next three episodes are very much going to be in detail around a very similar sort of way to how I run my membership which is like right here's the theory of the specific topic that I'm talking about and then here's the steps that you can go and use to go and implement it either with yourself or with your client. So I wanna really kind of make sure it's like right, that the next few episodes are going to be solely on one primary topic.
• 14:33
  The next three to four episodes are going to take you on one clear journey for you to be able to listen to, for you to be able to get clarity on okay right. I've learned so much about sleep optimization here and there's been a very very clear progression. So that's the way that I'm going to go about doing this moving forward. That fills me with so much excitement as well. Honestly, because I feel like it gives me so much clarity in the way that I can serve you.
• 15:05
  But then also for you, it'll keep you on a journey and the way I wanna do it is focusing on one primary topic and attack it for so many different angles so that you know you're like right, you know what I've learned so much information that I can now go and optimize my sleep. I can then go and apply that to myself. I can then go and apply that to my clients and off the back of that I can get amazing results and grow my business that way. But more importantly remember, the more and more you learn, the more and more gaps in your knowledge that you can fill, the more that self doubt, that imposter syndrome, that fear, that feeling of I'm not good enough starts to go away. And that's how I want this podcast to sit with you.
• 15:46
  That's what I want it to be for you. Your your source of knowledge, your source of a place that you can come to to acquire the knowledge, to fill the holes that are in your base at the moment that are making you feel that element of imposter syndrome fear, doubt, worry. That's what this is for you. And fundamentally want to serve as a way that can turn you into the best version of yourself physically, mentally and spiritually so that you can be the best entrepreneur, you can be the best coach, you can be the best partner, friend, brother, sister, husband, wife, whatever the fuck it is, that's what this podcast is going to be for you. So I'm going to sit down and do a little bit of thinking in terms of the primary topics that you would like to find more about.
• 16:34
  I'm also gonna go and do some surveying of my audience on social media, my audience on my email list and really really pump it out there and go hey what is the stuff that you want to know more about and I'm almost going to put a curriculum together for you which is just going to really really elevate your game as a coach. I honestly I feel so excited like I do. I've been searching for the best way because for me just summing in my content just hasn't been clicking. Like it just my content hasn't clicked. And not necessarily for my audience but for myself.
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  In terms of long form, I've very much been trying to like go down a rabbit hole of being able to build relationship and a connection with you. And I've known that long form content is the way for me to be able to build that connection with you. But I'm just trying my best to really figure out the best way to do that and in a way that I'm going to get excited to really kind of put on my own show for you. And truthfully, I feel like it's just clicked. It has just clicked.
• 18:01
  So yeah, this is kind of like yeah. This makes me feel really excited because I'm sure if you've listened to this podcast for quite some time, I've been on my own journey. You know, the first like 10 to 15 episodes were very much about me kind of like you know figuring out you know figuring it out. Again like you know in terms of me going right, how am I reposition myself as a coach? How am I taking this business online even further and scaling it and growing it?
• 18:33
  And I feel like these things are starting to click. So again, like, there's a lesson for you off the back of this. Just keep going. Like, keep going in terms of not necessarily keep going and fighting on because it'll work and everything will be a success, but more keep going because you will figure it out like you will. Like just keep taking steps forward and there's a quote that has very recently stuck with me and really really connected with me, which is when things get really hard, it just boils down to putting one foot in front of the other.
• 19:23
  And what I mean by that is that this coaching business is hard. Entrepreneurship is hard. It really is. But it's also beautiful. It is you know, was described to me my friend the other day, it's a beautiful poison.
• 19:42
  It is so challenging but it is also so rewarding and fulfilling not only from a business point of view but from a it's your life's work. And just keep moving forward to figure it out. And it can be really really hard sometimes because we can just see this mountain and it can be overwhelming of like how am I going to do this? Like how? Like how how is this going to happen?
• 20:14
  I just don't know. And when it boils down to it, I've definitely been in that state before where I've been so overwhelmed and that's just resulted in procrastination because I don't know where to go. Then it's like, my god there is so much to do. There is so much to make this thing happen. I just don't know how.
• 20:39
  And when I've been in that state, that's where that quote comes back. Where it's like, when it boils down to it, just put one foot in front of the other. So what is the action you can take? Just one action. Just to move forward.
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  Just one step. One step. And then put the next step. Then the next step. Then the next step.
• 21:02
  Then the next step. It's like you've ever seen Forrest Gump, one of the most incredible films that you could ever watch. It's it's the scene where, you know, he's he's got those those leg braces on and he's just taking one step moving forward then another then another then he starts to run then the bolts come off and then he runs like the fucking wind. And then all of a sudden he then becomes an American football player. He becomes an all American again.
• 21:29
  And I went to the White House and saw the president of The United States one more time. And yeah, that's all you gotta do. Just get momentum but momentum starts with taking a step. Just one step and hopefully you can feel the excitement that's within me and I really hope it lights a flame and a spark and a passion inside of you that I promise you just keep moving forward. Just keep moving forward.
• 22:03
  That's all you gotta do. Just don't stop because you'll figure it out. And I feel like I have been running through the mud to really figure this out as to how am I going to get my voice and my message out there. Because I believe in me and you should believe in you. And I know that you deep down believe in you that you are gonna make this work but sometimes it's like, but I just can't see how.
• 22:32
  The only way you're gonna be able to see how is to keep moving forward and I promise you that that vision will become clearer and clearer and clearer. And then, you know, you can then get to a place where you can then say, I am the master of my fate and I am the captain of my soul. And that's what your business can be for you. A vehicle to allow you to determine what direction you want to go in your life and a direct and it it yeah. It's the vehicle for you to create whatever future you want, turn you into whatever coach you want to be, turn you into whatever person you wanna be.
• 23:24
  And I really really hope that this podcast can light a spark within you for you to do that as well. So yeah. Yeah. I feel really, really excited for how I can be of service to you and really share the knowledge wisdom and experience that I have over to you to help you become just that. The master of your fate and the captain of your soul.
• 23:59
  So yeah, I'd normally sign off my podcast with never forget if every single one of your clients gave you just one new client, you have doubled your business. So I'm signing off with that. Yes. But actually what I wanna sign off with is don't stop. Don't stop because you will figure it out.
• 24:24
  You will figure out how this works. You will figure out how you get your voice out there, how you get your message out there, and how you can finally truly believe that it can happen. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for listening to this. Thank you so much for your time, your energy, and hopefully you are as excited as I am for what is to come because I have got some fantastic ideas to really take this to the next level for you. So have an amazing day and I'm sending you all of my love.