Years ago, I might not have had the guts to share this trailer on my network. 🙈

I would have hesitated a lot before doing it.

I would have said to myself: Am I good enough? What if my accent confuses the message? What if people think I'm not the expert I claim to be?

🫵 Impostor Syndrome was always here to remind me how unprepared I was.

🍇 After all, I'm just the son of a Spanish immigrant winemaker raised in a poor village in the south of France.

Then one day, I said it was enough.

I decided to go for opportunities, whatever the consequences for my self-confidence.

I started to embrace uncertainties.

👊 The truth is that every time I hesitate is a signal to act.

The more I push myself, the more:

— I fail (and harder). — I feel pushback and friction. — I get (critical) feedback.

⚡️ But it's what made me grow faster than ever.

I will not lie. It is hard to sustain this mindset. But what is hard is rare and priceless.

This mindset shift led to unique new opportunities:

— I made new friends with shared interests and renewed contacts with long-time ones. — I was cited alongside incredible people in my domain. — I contributed to a podcast and was invited to another one. — I started to write a book. — I helped more people with a more significant impact.

I saw what I could bring to the table. I understood I was good enough to get some slices of success too.

👧👦 Ready to give the best life experience my family could ever wish for.

PS: Never been a better time on a Friday to listen to the podcast 🎧 episode with my friend Kenneth Hellem.

Thanks to all my new inspiring friends: Amaury de Thibault, Joe Clark, Kenneth Hellem, Kevon Cheung, Nicole Caba ✈️🐶, Nat Couropmitree, Francis Nayan, Emily Mireault, PMP®, Raghav Ramachandraraja (RR), Iusef Abdel Hafith, 👽 William Mora.

And a public tribute to all my long-time ones for your friendship and support over the years. I would not be who I am without you: Olivier Liger, David ORTEGA, Daniel Leaver, Simon Denis, Loïc Pernelle, Jerome Bertin, Alexandre TEYSSIER, Julien Rodrigues, Valentin Pinilla, Aurélien Tison, Alexandre Lécuelle, Jennifer Pin Valéry, Jonathan Bartolo, Clement Bourgeois, Charlie Fernandez, Xavier Farooghi, Sofyan Achalhi, Pierre Sicot, Christophe Bouche, Roxane Lacotte, Maxime TEYSSIER, Brice Colucci, Julien Maitrehenry (and many more I can't cite).

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