Ever sat in a meeting with the fear, "Eventually, they’re going to figure out I have no idea what I’m doing."

You aren't alone. In fact, 70+% of high-achievers experience Imposter Syndrome. The paradox is that it rarely affects people who are actually unqualified—it disproportionately targets the people who care the most.

In this episode, I'll break down the psychology of why we feel like frauds, how to identify which of the "5 Imposter Archetypes" is holding you back, and actionable strategies to shut down that inner critic, both in your career and your personal life.

If you’re tired of feeling like your success is just luck or that everyone else is ahead of you, this episode is for you.

#impostersyndrome #imposterarchetypes

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

Do you verbally say you desire change and then resist what's necessary to achieve it? We've all done it. And in this episode, I discuss why.

• The Brain Prefers a "Predictable Miserable" over an "Unpredictable Happy"
• Cognitive Comfort vs. Executive Fatigue
• The "Intention-Behavior Gap"
• The Secret Benefit of Staying Stuck

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

You can stand in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza—just steps from the United Nations—and never learn who Dag Hammarskjöld was.

No context. No explanation. Just a name on the street.

In this episode of Decoding the Unicorn: The Podcast, I explore a strange and unsettling question:

How does someone so important become so invisible?

Dag Hammarskjöld wasn’t just a historical figure—he helped define modern diplomacy and led the United Nations through some of its most fragile moments. And yet, in the very city where his legacy should be alive and visible, his story is barely told.

This isn’t just about a missing plaque.

It’s about how history is remembered, and how it quietly fades.

In this episode, I share:

• Why the absence of context in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza matters
• What happens when we reduce a legacy to a name alone
• My own efforts to change that—and what I’ve discovered along the way

Because sometimes, history isn’t overtly erased. It’s just not explained.

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

#DagHammarskjöld #UNHistory #ForgottenHistory #HiddenHistory #NYCHistory
#PublicHistory #HistoricalLegacy #QuietLeadership #Diplomacy #ColdWarHistory
#UntoldStories #HistoryMatters #StoryBehindTheName #CulturalMemory #NewYorkCity

What if the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do…
but that you’ve never really been taught how to know yourself?

Let’s talk about self-knowledge—the kind that quietly reshapes your decisions, your relationships, and the direction of your life.

Because most people aren’t actually lost. They’re just disconnected from themselves.

#selfknowledge #feelingstuck #findyourdirection #personalgrowth #selfdiscovery #innerlife #emotionalintelligence #mindsetshift #lifedirection #clarity #purpose #knowyourself #growthjourney #midlifereflection #authenticliving

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

With the United States and Israel now at war with Iran, the headlines feel eerily familiar: escalation, retaliation, alliances hardening, and the fear that this could spiral into something much larger.

So now that war has begun… what would Dag Hammarskjöld say?

After all: history doesn’t just repeat.

It warns.

Links:

https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Unicorn-New-Look-Hammarskj%C3%B6ld-ebook/dp/B0DSCS5PZT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2289560/episodes/14229543

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

When you decide to level up in life, not everyone will go with you. And that's OK. They don't have to!

Ken Atchity's book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Quit-Your-Live-Dreams/dp/1616086866

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

#levelup #makingchanges #notallfriendshipsareforever

The holiday season is over and most people are back to the daily grind. Is this really the best time to make a resolution? Nature is still asleep. The ground is fallow. Why do we do this to ourselves?

Links:

https://source.washu.edu/2019/12/new-years-resolution-wait-until-spring/

https://www.bucksfamilynetwork.com/post/why-new-years-resolution-are-best-left-until-spring-mental-health

Housekeeping note: this podcast will be releasing on a monthly basis. I am low on time and my priority is ensuring that Simply Dag releases this summer, so I'll be publishing episodes once per month moving forward.

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29th! ✨

#newyearsresolutions #newyearnewme #SAD #wheeloftheyear #springisthetimeforchange #letsgobacktobed #hibernationtime

I think everyone has an "I.G.Y." moment when they're young and then an "End of the Innocence" moment later. My "I.G.Y." moment was when the Berlin Wall came down. My "End of the Innocence" moment was 9/11.

This time of the year, as we careen into the holiday season, it's important to remember that peace is possible. So are reconciliation and reunion. These were ideals that Dag espoused and they are as important now as ever.

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Her forthcoming project, Simply Dag, will release globally on July 29, 2026.

#DagHammarskjöld #reconciliation #reunion #peace #happyholidays