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Robin Taylor (he/him)'s avatar

Okay, this gave me a much-needed chuckle. Imposter syndrome has been on my mind a lot lately, too. I mean, I didn't really *earn* all those subscribers. I just showed up, and they showed up, and it was happenstance. After all, am I even worthy of having that little orange checkmark? And wow, that imposter voice is really convincing!!

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Robin Cangie (she/her)'s avatar

Robin, I forbid you from having Imposter Syndrome at the same time as me. Only one Robin at a time! There, problem solved. 🙃

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Robin Taylor (he/him)'s avatar

Oh! It’s like “the buddy system” for swimming!

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Chris Broadbent's avatar

Happenstance- good use, I am so pleased to not be a fraud 👏👏

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Wandering's avatar

Love this so much bc I battle this so much. 🌻 Thank you.

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Robin Cangie (she/her)'s avatar

I think most of us struggle with it.

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Lori K's avatar

What is it?

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Robin Cangie (she/her)'s avatar

The check mark is a Substack badge denoting that your publication has lots of paid subscribers.

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Lori K's avatar

Sorry for that silly question. I didn’t have time to read what you wrote before asking it. Now I totally get it since I read it now. 😁

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Lori K's avatar

Oh. Nice, congratulations!!

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Raveen's avatar

Thanks for the reminder, Robin. We all need to hear such things consistently.

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Jana's avatar

I love the title and the subtitle😂you nailed it! 😊 This is the newsletter I look forward to!

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Robin Cangie (she/her)'s avatar

Aw, thanks Jana!

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Jesse's avatar

Very timely post for me to get notified about. It is appreciated more than you realize. Thank you!

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Robin Cangie (she/her)'s avatar

You're welcome, Jesse! Glad we can help each other that way. 😅

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