This was the place Bruce Lee was first introduced to the martial arts community in August 1964, and demonstrated his one-inch punch and two-finger push-ups.
I heard them call my name, stepped into the ring, and looked up at into the faces of 7 Black Belt judges waiting for me to begin! My Sensei had taught me a 7th Degree Black Belt kata and the time had come for me to show what I’d learned by competing at the Long Beach International Karate Tournament! I was definitely "in the zone!" For nine months I had studied, corrected and perfected the kata in preparation for the tournament! I knew that kata backwards and forwards and could have done it in my sleep! But as I stood there, looking into the eyes of those seven Black Belt judges, I could feel my knowledge drain from my mind. 😨It was as though a wall of white had come down between me and the judges; 😨My mind and my body were frozen, 😨Time seemed to have stopped, 😨I could no longer hear the shouts from the surrounding competitors! That’s when I heard my 🕵️♀Impostor Syndrome whispered in my ear, "who do you think you are, competing with a 7th Degree Black Belt kata in front of all these Black Belt judges?" I felt like an 🕵️♀impostor I felt like a fraud I felt out of my league But most of all, I felt 😓intimidated! As my mind deserted me, I tried to focus so my body could begin the movements that were so familiar to me, but all I could think to do was acknowledge the judges and bow out of the ring. As soon as I left the ring my mind kicked into gear, I wanted to run right back in there for a do-over but, a do-over was not an option! ☹ That experience was over 20 years ago! There were many tournaments after that, but first, I had to learn to master my beliefs around the Impostor Syndrome. Today, that would NEVER happen to me because I've learned how to eliminate impostor beliefs BEFORE they have a chance to sabotage my success! If you’re tired of the Impostor Syndrome sabotaging your success, CLICK HERE and learn how you too can recognize and eliminate The Impostor Syndrome!
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Loralin
6/1/2020 02:30:23 pm
There has been so many times this would happen to me, but I never realized I could actually do with out it. I never knew I was not aware what I was doing to myself, well the imposter syndrome has been there for as long as I can remember. I need to move move forward and take control of my IS. Thank you so much for doing this.
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