YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT AN IMPOSTOR ❗️As the world of IELTS has become a constant race, many young or low-profile teachers may be experiencing impostor syndrome—a lot of self-doubt and anxiety related to the profession of teaching.
Am I good enough for this?
Should I imitate those popular bloggers?
Do I need to sell out?
I’m sure these questions haunt many teachers at this point. But let me explain something.
I've been patronized quite often over the last 2–3 years. Some of the popular guys in this business will always want to establish superiority and make you feel like you're worse. And they will always want to do that.
I mean, look at me. I have a channel with 23,000 people in it, and I've been working in this field for years now—yet I still get comments like: "Why isn’t your channel growing?" or
"Why can’t you sell your course to thousands of people?"
I genuinely smile every time I see such questions.
Competition is only important when you believe you're actually competing with those people.
But are you? Do you want to compete?Or do you just want to focus on yourself and make sure you do your job the right way? I think it's all about how you define your path.
I once had a colleague who always had to show his student results to everyone in the office and compare them to mine. But the crazy thing is—I didn’t care at all who that guy was. He was obsessed with outperforming me, and I didn’t even realize how important it was to him at the time.
See how it works?
So, the next time you experience impostor syndrome, just ask yourself whether you're focused on rational goals, or simply competing with people you shouldn’t be competing with.
And if you happen to hate the job of teaching—just quit while it's not too late.
If your brain was good enough to learn English, you're definitely good enough to learn new skills.Don’t limit yourself.
@dilshodbekravshanov ✍️