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Impostor Syndrome

Welcome to the Nomad Show! This is a podcast for you, if you find yourself in a new place, geographically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or otherwise.   This is a show about philosophy, psychology, spirituality, and motivation.   Together, we will ponder human nature from the perspective of the nomad, the sojourner, the immigrant, the traveler, the wanderer.   Today, we will explore the concept of imposter phenomenon, or imposter syndrome, or fraud syndrome.   This is simply described as when an individual attributes their achievements and accomplishments to luck, or as a result of deception. It is when you become a self perceived intellectual phony. if you feel like you’re not deserving of your accomplishments, or you’re not as smart as the people around you at similar professional levels, or you feel like you are soon to be discovered as a phony. you feel like youre the most unqualified person in a room full of bonafide ...

Superego on Overdrive

The Nomad Show #2- Superego Welcome to the Nomad Show! This is a podcast for you, if you find yourself in a new place, whether geographically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or otherwise.   This is a show about philosophy, psychology, spirituality, and motivation.   Together, we will ponder human nature from the perspective of the nomad, the sojourner, the immigrant, the traveler, the wanderer.   In this episode, we will be considering the concept of the ego, and its two friends- the id, and the super ego.   When people talk about the ego, they mostly are referring to a concept of self esteem, self worth, confidence- earned or unearned etc. Today, im gonna explore the concept of the self, and how it leads to domestications and limiting beliefs.   Id is the only component of the personality that is present from birth. It controls your needs- need for food, need for affection, need for attention, need for sex; all your aggres...

Resilience

The Nomad Show #1- Resilience Welcome to the Nomad Show! This is a podcast for you, if you find yourself in a new place, whether geographically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or otherwise.   This is a show about philosophy, psychology, spirituality, and motivation.   Together, we will ponder human nature from the perspective of the nomad, the sojourner, the immigrant, the traveler, the wanderer.   I will introduce concepts that have spurred much introspection and growth in me, and together we will explore topics like resilience, impostor syndrome, ego, empathy, self improvement and so on.   The idea for this show came from a place of deep introspection and soul searching in me. After a grave personal disappointment, I was given the task of digging deep to understand my motivations, weaknesses, strengths, hubris, and psychological blindspots. I learned a lot by doing a deep dive, reading over 50 books in 3 months, learning so muc...