4 steps I took to skyrocket my success in 6 weeks by overcoming imposter syndrome & self-doubt
Back in 2021, I hit a crossroads in life.
I was exhausted, burnt out, and hadn't worked in a year due to the pandemic. I was at the end of my savings and feeling totally lost in my career as an actress.
My DIC (deepest inner critic) was running rampant in my head, causing all sorts of chaos in my life. Real talk: it was more than holding me back. At its peak, it was dragging me into what felt like hell.
All of this happened on the brink of turning 30. I was going through my long dark night of the soul.
I was struggling with mild depression. I was experiencing anxiety for the first time in my life. I was broke from having zero work during the first year of COVID, and I was making it all mean that I had failed at my life's dream. Where the heck was the Oscar I dreamt of as a little girl?
But there was some little fire inside me that was still flickering, and I just woke up one day and thought, "Forget it, I am going to give this one last shot," and took these four steps I share here to absolutely turn myself, my life, and my career around.
Step 1: Neutralize
I reset my entire nervous system to neutral (from freaking out) by practicing acceptance for where I was in life and putting in the work to find peace and joy in the life I currently had. I dug deep into the spiritual practice I had learned over the previous ten years.
Step 2: Alchemize
I signed up for a mindset and manifestation course for actors that helped me address all the subconscious conditioning I had from growing up, which was fueling my DIC. I rewired it at a deep subconscious level. I didn't even know half the issues that were sitting there, holding me back, running in the background. No wonder I was so doubtful, an imposter mess, and my DIC was so loud!
Step 3: Align
I became clear on my mission in life and the vision I had for the future. So darn clear that I discovered I wanted to be a coach, and that my calling of helping people and making the world a better place was just as important as my acting career. For the first time in my life, I set goals for my success using the most effective goal-setting process I have ever come across. I knew exactly where I was going, how I was going to get there, and BELIEVED I actually could.
Step 4: Ascend
With all that inner work done and knowing exactly what my north star was in terms of mission, vision, and goals, I started showing up as a completely different person. Not only were auditions popping up out of nowhere (manifestation, baby!) that were so aligned for me (bear in mind I hadn't had a single audition in over a year), I finally had the confidence to NAIL THEM. And so I booked all the work that was being presented to me, which led me to the busiest and most successful year of my acting career. I was on SA's Netflix and our biggest broadcasting network, working with a director who had just won a SAFTA (our Oscars). When I got on set with these people, I was so confident and prepared, and I felt like I finally belonged. The transformation was wild.
All this happened in the space of six weeks. No joke.
As if it all couldn't get any better, I also co-founded an NGO in South Africa as a result of this work, got certified as a coach, and started this business, leading me to be sitting in your email inbox now.
This process is truly magical, and I've helped many women use this exact process to find success in their lives.
Neutralize
Alchemize
Align
Ascend
I helped a cardiovascular scientist land a PhD in her field. I helped an anthology PHD academic land a book review, abstract, and manifest paid maternity leave. I helped a coach build a waitlist of clients without even starting an Instagram page or website. I helped a model go from zero jobs in months to multiple jobs in a couple of weeks. I helped a content creator land social media campaigns without even reaching out to brands; for the first time, they just came to her.
You get it, right? This process works for ANYONE wanting the success they deserve in life.
And you can do it too!
Get started by downloading my Self-doubt to Success in 72hrs Workbook Here - AND ACTUALLY DO IT!
Stay Golden,
Ash
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