Gary Vaynerchuk: Imposter syndrome is just a euphemistic label for insecurity
Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary Vee) · The Biggest Bets I Made — And How They Paid Off: Gary Vee · Jul 9, 2025 · at 16:03
Gary Vaynerchuk discusses psychological terminology with Codie Sanchez, arguing that popular terms soften the reality of personal insecurity.
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“Do you know what imposter syndrome is? It's called insecurity. We've just given it makeup. Nobody's like, yo, I'm insecure. Nobody says that code, but so many people are like, man, I have imposter syndrome. Makeup. Got it? The definition, literally the definition of imposter syndrome is slang for I'm deeply insecure.”
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