By Lisa 
You made it through several grueling interviews, a couple of completely stressful lunch meetings, salary negotiations and got the job. Yahoo for YOU! But why are you feeling like maybe you oversold yourself? What if they find out you “ain’t all that”???? Maybe you are just a kid playing dress up with Dad’s ties???
Relax. Almost everyone feels that way (except maybe psychopaths) sometimes. Most every successful person will tell you that they look in the mirror, see a person with a lot of flaws and is absolutely amazed and terrified that other people look to them for answers. This universal beatdown is normal because we know our all-the-time selves, not just the successful-leader version. No one jumps out of bed looking like a CEO ready to step into a contract negotiation meeting.
So how can you stop feeling like a little kid????
ONE: Make a quick list of the unique benefits you bring to the company. Use your resume as well as your own intangible strengths and put it in your smartphone. Make it password protected but easily accessible. Think education but also things like technology skills, stamina, good learner, people skills, team player, idea person, marketing expertise, energy/passion. Take a look through the list anytime you need a boost.
You may not even know some of your strengths. Just being young brings unique strengths. A great blog called Workawesome.com writes: “Millennials switch their attention between media platforms an average of 27 times per hour. This is compared to the 17 times per hour multitasking of previous generations.” That alone should make you feel uber valuable. That CEO needs YOU!!! It’s a good thing you spent all those hours playing video games while simultaneously sending Instagram pics!
TWO: Check your posture. Like yo’ mama said, sit up straight. Face towards the person you are talking with and look them in the eye. Keep your hands down by your sides in an open stance.
Your body and mind are connected and when you sit slumped down (like looking down at your cell phone) your mood actually becomes depressed. Your emotions follow your body language and other people react to you based on it as well. Be alert, energized, and engaged. Smile. Lean into conversations. Try it out right now and see how your feelings become more positive.
THREE: Fake it til you make it. Feelings are just temporary and can have zero to do with reality. Push the insecure feelings aside, keep working hard, ask questions when you need to and realize that these folks hired YOU. They are paying YOU. They think you are supposed to be here, so yes, YOU are valuable and valued.
Push that insecurity monster away. Ain’t nobody got time for that.