"I Own This Table" — Breaking the Doubting Imposter Saboteur

<p>Do you hold yourself back from big opportunities even when the evidence says you&#39;re more than capable? If you&#39;ve ever felt like a fraud waiting to be found out, you&#39;re not alone — 34% of leaders report this &quot;doubting imposter&quot; as their number one barrier, and it&#39;s quietly keeping careers, businesses, and incomes stuck below their true potential. </p><p>In this episode of <em>Optimising Leader Brilliance</em>, bestselling author and leadership coach Estelle Read unpacks the third of the Seven Leadership Saboteurs: the doubting imposter. You&#39;ll discover where this relentless self-doubt really comes from, why willpower alone never seems to fix it, and the neuroscience-based technique that clears the pattern at the root — so calm, confident, strategic leadership finally stops feeling like something you have to force. </p><p>What You Will Learn </p><p>💡 Why the doubting imposter keeps you passing up promotions, big clients, and projects you&#39;ve already earned — and the hidden childhood patterns that created it. </p><p>💡 The neuroscience-based &quot;Havening&quot; technique that resets your nervous system and clears self-doubt at the neurological level, delivering faster, lasting change than traditional methods alone. </p><p>💡 Three practical strategies you can start today — a fact-based win log, accepting praise with a simple &quot;thank you,&quot; and separating the stories in your head from the facts — to retrain your brain and break through your performance ceiling. </p><p> </p><p>Timestamps: </p><p>00:00) Introduction </p><p>(02:45) The Doubting Imposter </p><p>(04:53) How This Pattern Shows Up in Others </p><p>(06:03) The Impact: Building a False Ceiling </p><p>(06:54) The Root Cause </p><p>(08:19) The Science of Behavior Change </p><p>(09:57) The Autopilot Challenge </p><p>(11:11) Havening: Modifying Your Autopilot </p><p>(13:27) Client Case Study </p><p>(14:31) Next Steps &amp; Working With Estelle </p><p> </p><p>📱FOLLOW OR CONTACT: </p><p>⭐Estelle Read: <a href="https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://linktr.ee/EstelleAtBeee</u></a> or @EstelleReadCoach </p><p> </p><p>🔧 ACCESS FREE RESOURCES &amp; TOOLS: </p><p>⭐Want a summary of today’s learnings? </p><p>Subscribe to Estelle Read’s blog, <em>The Brilliant Leader’s Notebook</em>, to get the key takeaways from every single episode: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/a0cfa5a8a10c/8chmrywh3r" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://mailchi.mp/a0cfa5a8a10c/8chmrywh3r</u></a> </p><p>Plus, you&#39;ll get a free bonus 🎁: <br>The <em>Inner Brilliance · Outer Shine Workbook: 10 Antidotes to Imposter Syndrome, Workaholism &amp; Stress</em>. </p><p>Click here to subscribe and download: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/a0cfa5a8a10c/8chmrywh3r" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://mailchi.mp/a0cfa5a8a10c/8chmrywh3r</u></a> </p><p> </p><p>⭐Find Out Which of the 7 Leadership Saboteurs is Holding You Back by Completing the Scorecard: </p><p><a href="https://estelle-read.scoreapp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://estelle-read.scoreapp.com/</u></a>  </p><p> </p><p>⭐Download Estelle’s Free Journal &amp; Self-Coaching Tool: </p><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/dab4b2568b71/free-inner-brilliance-outer-shine-journal" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>https://mailchi.mp/dab4b2568b71/free-inner-brilliance-outer-shine-journal</u></a>  </p><p> </p><p>  </p><p>⭐Access Other Free Resources: </p><p><a href="https://estelleread.com/resources/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>⁠https://estelleread.com/resources/⁠</u></a>  </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>❤️ CAN YOU HELP? </p><p>We bring this show to you for free. You can help us keep growing and going by taking 30 seconds to: </p><p>🔔 Subscribe or follow so you never miss an episode. </p><p>📨 Share the show with a friend. </p><p>✍️ Leave a review to help others find us. </p><p> </p><p>Thanks for your suppo