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Overcoming Comparison and Imposter Syndrome group coaching masterclass
22 June @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AEST
Creative Mindset Masterclasses are for creatives who want to strengthen their mindset and build sustainable creative practices.
This month we’ll explore how to develop confidence in your creative work, manage your self-doubt, stop comparing yourself to others and deal with that pesky imposter syndrome.
You know comparison doesn’t help. The imposter voice lies; we know this and I’m sure you’ve read the quotes about how everyone feels this way. But it persists and you still feel it.
It’s the kind of thing that’s triggered by an announcement in your writing community, the moment you send a submission out and you start scrolling other writers’ success stories. Maybe it comes to you when you’re sitting in a workshop and deciding that everyone else in the room is more talented, more prepared, more legitimate.
Whatever the trigger: the result is the same. You step back, you play smaller. It stops you from sending the work, or you don’t take the chance and don’t let yourself be seen. And creativity suffers.
This masterclass addresses this.
What we’ll cover in this masterclass
This isn’t about ‘just believe in yourself’ (if only it was that easy). That advice is true but is only half useful. This masterclass will help understand the actual mechanisms of comparison and imposter syndrome in the writing life: what triggers these feelings, why writers are especially vulnerable, and how to interrupt them in real time and build long-term resilience.
You’ll leave with:
- A clear understanding of what comparison and imposter syndrome are and why having them is not the problem
- Five specific strategies for interrupting comparison spirals when they’re already happening
- A personal interruption plan: your triggers, tools and specific response
- A rewritten narrative about your writing identity that holds up under pressure
- The mindset shift that separates writers whose careers comparison kills from writers who write anyway
What we’ll cover
1. The mindset shift
- Why imposter syndrome is evidence of ambition, not inadequacy.
- The comparison mechanism: what’s happening when you measure your insides against someone else’s outsides
- Why writers are particularly vulnerable and why the writing life almost guarantees regular encounters with both
2. 5 practical strategies with interactive exercises
Each strategy includes a real-world example from writers’ lives, a practical exercise, and immediate application.
3. Community Q&A
What makes this different
These masterclasses are interactive and engaging rather than lectures. You’ll leave with practical tools you can use immediately, plus connection with other writers who understand exactly what you’re navigating.
Who this is for
- Writers who spend more energy comparing themselves to others than writing
- Writers who struggle to submit, share, or be seen because the imposter voice is too loud
- Writers who feel behind (peers, where they ‘should’ be, some imagined version of their writing life)
- Anyone who has played smaller than they wanted to because of comparison or self-doubt
- Writers who want to write anyway, even when the spiral starts
Investment
- FREE for coaching members
- $20 single session ticket
- $180 annual pass (access to 10+ masterclasses and monthly mindset newsletters throughout the year)
You are not an imposter. You are a writer in the middle of becoming. Come learn how to write from that place.
How to join
You can choose the option that suits you. Zoom links are sent the day before the live session, and replays are sent within 24 hours after the session:
🎟️ Single masterclass ticket – $20
- Access this one session live and replay included
- Perfect if you want to focus on a single topic or join occasionally
📅 Spark Pass – 12 months of masterclasses – $180
- Access all 10+ monthly masterclasses for 12 months from purchase
- Monthly mindset newsletter for creatives
- Live or replay included for every session
Not ready for a full year? Try a single session first.
Additional Information
- Current coaching members and program participants receive free access to the group coaching masterclasses. Non-members can join individual sessions for $20 or purchase a Spark Pass for 12-month access.
- All ticket and pass holders receive the Zoom link within 24 hours before the live session, and the replay is sent within 24 hours after the session.
