What You'll Discover
In this powerful live session, Marc and Sherry reframe one of the most misunderstood feelings high achievers experience — and show you how to use it as fuel instead of letting it stop you.
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Why imposter feelings show up in doers — people courageous enough to step beyond what they already know.
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The J-Curve: why things often feel worse before they get better — and why most people quit right before the breakthrough.
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How to recognize your Capability Stretch Zone and stay in it long enough for confidence to catch up to action.
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Why confidence is the result of action — not the prerequisite for it — and the formula that produces it.
Your Hosts
Marc W. Schwartz
Speaker · Trainer · Coach · Workforce Performance Consultant → 46+ years experience · 65,000+ people reached worldwide
Dr. Sherry Buffington, PhD
Psychologist · Coach · Trainer · Author → 40+ years bridging neuroscience, psychology & wisdom traditions
What Holding Back Actually Costs You
Feeling like an imposter isn't the problem. Letting it make your decisions is. Here's the bill that arrives quietly — in the form of things that simply never happened.
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Income You Didn't Claim
Underpricing your value, over-delivering without compensation, and hesitating to ask for what you're worth — all driven by the feeling that you don't fully deserve it.
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Visibility You Avoided
The content not published. The stage not taken. The room you stayed quiet in when you had something powerful to say — because you were waiting to feel ready instead of acting before you were.
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Time Lost to "Almost Ready"
The perpetual preparation. The endless research. The plan that never launches because it's never quite perfect enough. Years of staying "almost ready" indefinitely.
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Leadership You Held Back
Decisions made too slowly. Bold moves avoided. Teams that needed you to step forward while you second-guessed whether you had the right to lead.
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Energy Drained Daily
The constant mental load of managing self-doubt burns energy that should be going toward creation, connection, and contribution. It is an invisible performance tax.
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The Self You Haven't Met
The most significant cost: a version of yourself, your AUTHENTIC SELF — capable, confident, fully expressed — that has never been given permission to exist, even though it is rightfully yours. That's what's actually at stake.
"You don't get ready by waiting. You get ready by going. The cost of staying stuck compounds every day you treat the dip as a stop sign instead of a stretch."
Do You Recognize Yourself Here?
Imposter Syndrome doesn't always announce itself. It disguises itself as humility, perfectionism, or simply being "not quite ready yet." See if any of these land close to home.
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You're qualified — but you don't feel like it
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You're capable — but you hesitate before acting
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You're successful — but you don't fully own it
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You're seen as an expert — but you don't believe it
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You're ready — but you keep preparing just a little more
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You want visibility — but actively avoid being seen
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You know what to do — but don't fully do it
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You attribute your wins to luck or timing — rarely to your own ability
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The more you achieve — the louder the voice saying you don't deserve it gets
Awareness Is The First Step — And This Webinar Is That Step
"If you could have solved this on your own, you would have done so by now. But sometimes we need the right guidance — and that is exactly why we are here."
You don't need more information. You don't need more effort. You need a clear picture of what's actually happening beneath the surface — and a proven path through it. That's what this webinar delivers. One session. Real clarity. A defined next step. No fluff, no filler.
Awareness is not the finish line — it IS the starting line. And right now, it's completely free to take that first step.
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Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM Central · Live on Zoom · 100% Free
