You Are Enough — Frazer Scott

A fifteen-year IBM veteran and former CEO of Plan B (now Atturra) on the imposter syndrome that follows him to 3am, the executive-coaching question that broke him open — “who are you?” — and the three-legged stool of health, career and relationships he stopped trying to balance.

On vulnerable leadership, the breakdown and the burnout at Microsoft that made him rewrite his own job, and why the next role in your career should scare you.

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The imposter syndrome that never quite leaves — “waiting for the shoe to drop.”
“So, Frazer — who are you?” The coaching session, and the meditation that undid him.
The three-legged stool — health, career, relationships — and giving up on balance.
Burnout at Microsoft, and being told to write his own job description.
Self-awareness as the number-one thing he hires for.
“You are enough” — and the gap between the human doing and the human being.

Moments worth holding onto

“We all have imposter syndrome. I’ve spent most of my career waiting for the shoe to drop.”— Frazer Scott

“If your next job doesn’t scare the shit out of you, it’s probably not the one for you.”— Frazer Scott

“The answer is simple: you are enough.”— Frazer Scott

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