Episode 150: Who Do You Think You Are?
/“Do I think I’m an equal worker? I do, I really do. But I think there’s part of me that doesn’t think that…there’s part of me that thinks, Mmm, maybe I should get paid a little less - just a little.”
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“When you grow up with a man at the head of the household I think that’s a whole different dynamic than women...And so I do think that had a big impact on me. ”
Lack of confidence is a big issue in many women’s careers, including my own.
I’ve seen men around me exude confidence - and land promotions - while my own self-deprecating style and rampant self-doubt have hurt me. But trying to be ‘that guy’ starts the who-do-you-think-you-are? voice inside my head.
In this show we re-visit some concepts I first discussed on the podcast four years ago, and include some reflections that didn’t make it into that show.
My guests are Denise Barreto, a Chicago business owner whose confidence I admire, and NPR reporter and podcast host Stacey Vanek Smith who despite a brilliant career shares a lot of my hangups. She has to psych herself up to ask for things at work, because she's not quite sure she deserves it - but she says you can use that discomfort to your advantage.
You can also read a transcript of the show.