WEBVTT -  The BA Q and A: The Truth About Imposter Syndrome

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<v Speaker 1>Our first question comes from listener Ashley from the Gram.

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<v Speaker 1>She says, Mandy, how do you manage new job jitters

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<v Speaker 1>when you're moving into a corporate space as a career changer.

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<v Speaker 1>What rituals have you developed to manage imposter syndrome? All right, Ashley?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel this because I think anyone who's starting a

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<v Speaker 1>new job, especially if you're starting a new job and

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<v Speaker 1>you've switched career paths, or you're in a different industry,

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<v Speaker 1>or even just joining a new company, it can be stressful.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I like to do is kind of turn

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<v Speaker 1>it on its head and look at it this way.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody knows anything about Ashley. They don't know where you've been,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't really know what you've done. They are getting

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<v Speaker 1>the first impression of you right now, So really take

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<v Speaker 1>that as like an opportunity, an opportunity for a fresh start,

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity to do things a little bit differently than

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<v Speaker 1>you did at your previous job. So sitting down and

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<v Speaker 1>thinking through, you know, what are some of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that I wish I had done at my previous job

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<v Speaker 1>that I kind of want to do differently here. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>a big one was boundaries. So setting boundaries when I

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<v Speaker 1>started a new job, the first thirty days of your

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<v Speaker 1>new job, that's when you really tell people, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>here's how I like to work. Here is where I

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<v Speaker 1>keep my boundaries. And when I say boundaries, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>are you going to be the person who's available at

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<v Speaker 1>nine pm to answer emails or even later? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the person who's you know, awake in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning at five am and they're going to get

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<v Speaker 1>a response from you. Those are little signals that you

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<v Speaker 1>can send to your manager or your colleagues that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to tell them, oh, you know, actually is available all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. So I should not feel any kind of

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<v Speaker 1>way about hitting her up on Slack or texting her

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<v Speaker 1>or sending her an email, you know, with an urgent,

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote urgent question. Whenever I want to so in

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<v Speaker 1>those first thirty days, think about how you want to

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<v Speaker 1>work and what kind of boundaries do you want to

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<v Speaker 1>set for me. It was really important to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>establish Okay, I'm going to be available online between the

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<v Speaker 1>hours of nine to let's say four thirty when that's

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<v Speaker 1>my cutoff time for when I have to go pick

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<v Speaker 1>up my kid, and making sure that everyone knows that

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<v Speaker 1>and if I want to, you know, set aside an

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<v Speaker 1>hour or two once the baby is down to answer

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<v Speaker 1>some emails. That's fine, but really be careful about what

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<v Speaker 1>signals you're sending to people in terms of how they

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<v Speaker 1>can communicate to you when you're starting a new job. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>as far as imposter syndrome, no one really knows what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on inside your head, which can kind of be

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<v Speaker 1>some comfort. So when you show up, you know, no

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<v Speaker 1>one is thinking, oh, Ashley is nervous. You know, Ashley

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<v Speaker 1>is not sure if she can do this job. It's

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<v Speaker 1>fine and it is normal to have those feelings of oh, crap,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in a new role. Am I actually gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>able to do this? Or is someone gonna tap me

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<v Speaker 1>on the shoulder in a week and be like ooh, Ashley,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it's a good fit. That's probably

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna happen. But I just want to normalize this

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<v Speaker 1>idea of having imposter syndrome, and I would love to

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<v Speaker 1>take this opportunity to If you guys haven't checked out

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<v Speaker 1>this article in the Harvard Business Review, it is called

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<v Speaker 1>why we have to stop telling women that they have

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<v Speaker 1>imposter syndrome. This is a wonderful article. It's actually the

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<v Speaker 1>number one or one of the number one read articles

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<v Speaker 1>in all of twenty twenty one for the Harvard Business Review.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm also gonna do a shout out for the author,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the co authors, Rashika Tulshian, because she's actually

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<v Speaker 1>joining Brown Ambission later this month and we're gonna talk

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<v Speaker 1>all about this. So this is a little preview, but

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<v Speaker 1>I forget. I love this article, y'all because, first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>it just sort of normalizes imposter syndrome, and it also

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<v Speaker 1>turns it on its head because as women like, if

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<v Speaker 1>you've ever gone to a women's focused event or a

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<v Speaker 1>women's career event or a leadership conference, I guaran freaking

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<v Speaker 1>to you that there was a session on imposter syndrome.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you go to a conference like a general

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<v Speaker 1>business conference or a corporate conference where it's majority you know, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's just how the world works. I doubt there's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a session on imposter syndrome, or if there

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<v Speaker 1>is one, it's probably gonna have pink and purple colors

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<v Speaker 1>and be targeting women. The fact of the matter is

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<v Speaker 1>that both men and women have imposter syndrome because it's

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<v Speaker 1>a freaking human response. It's a human response to being

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<v Speaker 1>put into a new situation that you haven't proven yourself

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<v Speaker 1>in yet and just kind of wondering, you know, can

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<v Speaker 1>I do this? So, first and foremost, imposter syndrome very

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<v Speaker 1>normal women and men can deal with it, but you

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<v Speaker 1>ask me, you know, what rituals have you developed to

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<v Speaker 1>manage it? First and foremost, just acknowledge this as a

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<v Speaker 1>normal set of emotion. I'm feeling this way because I

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<v Speaker 1>am challenging myself and that is a good thing. If

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<v Speaker 1>it is terrifying to show up to work on your

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<v Speaker 1>first day because you are making a big leap or

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<v Speaker 1>you have moved up into a new, more senior role,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how it's supposed to be. You know, you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been tested yet, so you're gonna feel a little bit nervous.

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<v Speaker 1>One of my strategies for not so much getting rid

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<v Speaker 1>of it, because like I said, you just have to

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<v Speaker 1>learn to live with it. But kind of easing that

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<v Speaker 1>is having sponsors, slash allies that I can turn to

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<v Speaker 1>for advice. So if there was a hiring manager that

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<v Speaker 1>brought you into the company, they obviously see potential in

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<v Speaker 1>you and they wanted you for a reason. So remind

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<v Speaker 1>yourself that even if I don't know if I can

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<v Speaker 1>do this, you know, Janis or whoever hired you, Richard,

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<v Speaker 1>they believe in me. They think that I belong here,

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<v Speaker 1>So let me go to them and ask questions. Asking

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<v Speaker 1>questions is another really good tool to use and one

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<v Speaker 1>that you may be afraid to actually do because you're worried. Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>if I'm asking questions and people may not think that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready to do this, but your first thirty days

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<v Speaker 1>in a job like this is that honeymoon phase when

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<v Speaker 1>you can you can ask those questions. You can you know,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you know where the bathroom is, and on

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<v Speaker 1>a larger scale, make sure you know how this system

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<v Speaker 1>works or how that tool works. Ask all your questions,

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<v Speaker 1>ask all the questions. The worst thing you can do

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<v Speaker 1>is walk into this role and pretend like you already

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<v Speaker 1>know what's going on, and then just suffer in silence

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<v Speaker 1>because you're like, oh, crap, I have no idea what

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<v Speaker 1>anyone's talking about. I don't know what those acronyms mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask a lot of questions, and if you don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable speaking out in you know, semi public settings like

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<v Speaker 1>in a group meeting, that's when you turn to that sponsor,

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<v Speaker 1>that mentor, that ally, the person who brought you in,

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<v Speaker 1>the person who referred you, or your directs, your direk supervisor,

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<v Speaker 1>and just ask them, hey, I've actually I've been here

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<v Speaker 1>a few days and I've come up with a list

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<v Speaker 1>of questions I would love to grab, you know, half

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<v Speaker 1>an hour of your time and just walk through these

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<v Speaker 1>questions so that I feel more prepared to do the

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<v Speaker 1>job that I'm here to do. Largely in companies, you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're going to have a team there who's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>want you to succeed, because if you don't succeed, then

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<v Speaker 1>it makes them look bad. And you know people don't

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<v Speaker 1>like to look bad, right, so they're going to want

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<v Speaker 1>to help you. Ask for help, Ask questions. Recognize that

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<v Speaker 1>if you're feeling like a bit of an imposter, that's

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<v Speaker 1>just a sign, girlfriend, that you are doing the right thing,

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<v Speaker 1>that you are probably in the right place for yourself

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<v Speaker 1>because you are growing. Okay, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>your question, Ashley. I'm going to put a link to

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<v Speaker 1>that article I want you out. It's maybe it's some

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<v Speaker 1>homework before we get Rashika on the show. The co

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<v Speaker 1>author of that article why we have to tell, why

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<v Speaker 1>we have to stop telling women they have imposter syndrome.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to post a link to that article from

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<v Speaker 1>the Harvard Business Review in the show notes, and I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot wait to have Rashika on later this month. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>next question, it comes from listener Kamiko. I love that name,

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<v Speaker 1>so beautiful. Kamiko wants to know. I want to to

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<v Speaker 1>know what online counseling platform supports you guys. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure it out and my brain is just

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<v Speaker 1>not recalling it. Okay, Kamiko, this is fine. Our show

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<v Speaker 1>is supported by an online counseling service called Betterhelp b

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<v Speaker 1>E T T E r h E l P. And

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<v Speaker 1>what we love about Betterhelp and this is free advertising

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<v Speaker 1>for them I guess right now, which is fine. But

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<v Speaker 1>Betterhelp is an online counseling platform and I genuinely love

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<v Speaker 1>this platform. And I love that online therapy has become

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<v Speaker 1>so normalized in the wake of the pandemic because we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been able to go and do the traditional you know,

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<v Speaker 1>knock on a door in an office and awkwardly try

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<v Speaker 1>not to make eye contact with other people in the

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<v Speaker 1>waiting room and try not to think about what they

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<v Speaker 1>think you're in there for, and set it calls from

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<v Speaker 1>someone you know in a whole different space. Now we

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<v Speaker 1>can do it from the comfort of our home. I

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<v Speaker 1>actually switched to online therapy, although I found my therapist

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<v Speaker 1>several years ago and she specialized in new moms because

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<v Speaker 1>I found the therapist because I is like, let me

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<v Speaker 1>get my together before I had this kid, because I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want my shit to hurt, to like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>roll down and to hinder him. But anyway, I love

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<v Speaker 1>online therapy. Betterhelp is the service go to betterhelp dot

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<v Speaker 1>com slash brown Ambition, and we have some kind of

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<v Speaker 1>promo with them right now, but I really encourage it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've got several friends and some close family members

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<v Speaker 1>of mine who have been using online therapy services like Betterhelp,

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<v Speaker 1>and they are loving it. You get to log in

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<v Speaker 1>from home, they match you with a therapist the same

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<v Speaker 1>way that I was selective when I chose my therapist

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<v Speaker 1>to be sure that I got a woman who was

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<v Speaker 1>really comfortable and experienced working with new moms, new career

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<v Speaker 1>driven moms. That was really important to me. And you

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<v Speaker 1>can actually filter and make sure that you specify. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what kind of therapist you're looking for, male, female,

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<v Speaker 1>you know if they're LGBTQIA, plus all these different factors

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<v Speaker 1>so that you feel comfortable. So thank you for your question, Kimiko,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hope that you are on the journey toward

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<v Speaker 1>better mental health. I mean, that's what twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>should be all about. Right, we've all gone through the

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<v Speaker 1>crap of the pandemic is still happening. It's time for

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<v Speaker 1>us to take care of ourselves inside as well as outside.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, I'm just gonna take a little breaky break,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna get a sip of coffee, and I'll be

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<v Speaker 1>right back with more of your questions. This is brown ambition, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Hey va, fam, I am back with our third and

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<v Speaker 1>final question. Thank you so much for sending these in.

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<v Speaker 1>This question comes from listener Amelia, who spells it with

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<v Speaker 1>an AA, which I secretly love. All Right, Google is

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<v Speaker 1>doing a twenty to one stock split in July. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to start investing for my three year old to

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<v Speaker 1>start his stock portfolio as a part of his financial

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<v Speaker 1>literacy journey. Which custodial account would you recommend? Okay, So

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<v Speaker 1>I thought for a second you were going to ask

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<v Speaker 1>me what I think about the twenty to one stock

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<v Speaker 1>split happening in July from Google, But really you're just

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<v Speaker 1>asking basically like, how do I get my three year

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<v Speaker 1>old started investing? And I love that. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk a little bit about Google because I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>really exciting. I mean, a stock split basically makes it

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<v Speaker 1>more possible because Google, what is Google stock? I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know. It's really really expensive. So if you're someone

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<v Speaker 1>who wants to buy a share of Google and you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have enough money for a single share, unless you're

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<v Speaker 1>using an app that allows or a tool or platform

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<v Speaker 1>that allows you to invest in fractional shares, and a

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<v Speaker 1>fractional share is exactly what it sounds like. They're basically saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't have a thousand bucks to buy one

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<v Speaker 1>single share of this company stock, We'll let you give

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<v Speaker 1>us your little, you know, fifty bucks and we'll give

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<v Speaker 1>you whatever percentage of that stock you know that amounts to,

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<v Speaker 1>which is becoming more and more popular, which is kind

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<v Speaker 1>of great. But some companies, because their stock or one

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<v Speaker 1>of the reasons they're doing this is because their stock

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<v Speaker 1>has gotten you know, really really expensive, and they want

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<v Speaker 1>to make it possible for more people to invest in

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<v Speaker 1>their shares, they will do a stock split. We actually

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<v Speaker 1>saw this happen earlier this year with Tesla as well,

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<v Speaker 1>or actually last year with Tesla as well, which allowed

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<v Speaker 1>people to get some stock in that company. But when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to investing for your little one individual stock investing,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's for yourself or for children, I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>you listen to the show, y'all know how I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of feel about that. I think it's great if you've

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<v Speaker 1>got the time to do the research and you've got

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<v Speaker 1>the time to dedicate to making your trades and really

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<v Speaker 1>deeply understanding the companies that you're investing in. But listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you're a busy mom, and I'm a busy mom, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna guess that you ain't got all the time

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<v Speaker 1>for that. Okay, doesn't mean that you can't buy your son,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some shares in Google after they do their

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<v Speaker 1>stock split in July. That absolutely is possible. But I

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<v Speaker 1>actually recommend opening up a custodial account for your sons.

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<v Speaker 1>You can do this through any brokerage firm. I personally

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<v Speaker 1>went to the same brokerage firm where I hold my investments, Vanguard,

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<v Speaker 1>and opened a brokerage account. And it's a custodial account.

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<v Speaker 1>Just means that you know, I the parent a managing

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<v Speaker 1>it until I give over control of it to my

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<v Speaker 1>kid after I have you know, coached him on how

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<v Speaker 1>to handle it responsibly and all of that. And so

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<v Speaker 1>what I actually invest in are mutual funds and index funds,

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<v Speaker 1>so I don't actually pick any one particular stock. And

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, the account that I have for my son,

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<v Speaker 1>they had an investment fund just called Socially Responsible Investing,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a mutual fund that basically has a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of different funds within it that are investing in companies

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<v Speaker 1>that have you know, met some sort of like standard

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<v Speaker 1>for social responsibility. And it's a pretty aggressive fund because

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<v Speaker 1>he's so young, and I know he's got time. And

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<v Speaker 1>when I say aggressive, I just mean it's more heavily

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<v Speaker 1>invested in stocks than things like cash and bonds because

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<v Speaker 1>he's young, he's a baby, he's two years old. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got time to bounce back, you know, if his stocks

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<v Speaker 1>go down. So that's what I invest in. I opened

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<v Speaker 1>up that account, and I think we could just contribute

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<v Speaker 1>the same dollar amount, all know. I am all about

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<v Speaker 1>that automation. So I have an automatic debit from my

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<v Speaker 1>checking account going directly into his brokerage account every month.

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<v Speaker 1>So I truly set it and forget it, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just recently checked it. I try it to check it

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<v Speaker 1>too often, because again, I'm not like, I'm not trading.

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<v Speaker 1>I just set it and forget it, right, But I

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<v Speaker 1>recently checked it, and I was just like, damn, this

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<v Speaker 1>kid is so far ahead of where I was geez.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean even fifteen years ago, let alone when I

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<v Speaker 1>was a baby. So it made me feel really good

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<v Speaker 1>as a parent that I am giving him this foundation

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<v Speaker 1>of financial success. And I think that's why it's such

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<v Speaker 1>a beautiful thing, Amelia that you're considering doing for your son,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's just going to make you feel like, especially

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<v Speaker 1>those times when you're screaming at me because he wants

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<v Speaker 1>the red popsicle and we only have orange and purple

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<v Speaker 1>ones left, and he's really pissed off and he's screaming

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<v Speaker 1>and the world is ending, and I want to clow

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<v Speaker 1>my eyeballs out and go hide in the bathroom with

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<v Speaker 1>a bottle of wine and myself to death. It helps

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<v Speaker 1>me think, Okay, listen, he's going to be okay, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be so grateful one day because at

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<v Speaker 1>least I did this one thing right for him. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I may not have the red popsicles when I have

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<v Speaker 1>to have the red popsicles, but by god, this kid

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<v Speaker 1>is going to have some investments. You know, he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to have a little nest eck that he can start

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<v Speaker 1>building wealth upon when he's old enough and ready to

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<v Speaker 1>get started. And I think that's just wonderful that you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to give your son that same, you know, financial foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>So I hope this was helpful as far as which

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<v Speaker 1>accounts specifically, Like I said, I went to the same

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<v Speaker 1>brokerage fund that I use, so Vanguard I've used ally

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<v Speaker 1>invest in the past. I know there's people who've used

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<v Speaker 1>Charles Schwab Fidelity. I mean, there's all these options out there,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you're happy with wherever you have your investments,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just for ease of only having one login

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<v Speaker 1>to remember, you know, you could just start there. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a big fan of those funds that are sort

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<v Speaker 1>of pre selected and still at a relatively low cost.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't have a ton of fees, but they're pre selected.

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<v Speaker 1>All you gotta do is automatically deposit your money into

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<v Speaker 1>it each month and you just let it rock from there.

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<v Speaker 1>So hopefully that was helpful. Thank you again so much,

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<v Speaker 1>Amelia for your questions. Thank you all for your questions.

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