I’ll be honest, this is one that came from one of my colleagues and, even though it sounds like a re-hash of an old R.E.M song, it really resonated with me.

We were discussing an upcoming meeting with our CEO and I wanted to check in and make sure she was feeling confident about it. Her response… “Everybody shits”.

It’s so true. Nobody is so super-human or uber-special that they don’t shit. Just to break that down for you:

Your CEO shits.

Hollywood Movie Stars shit.

Glamorous beauty models shit.

Even Mother Theresa, Ghandi and Jesus used to shit.

And sometimes, those shits won’t be lovely one-wipe aces. Sometimes they’ll be horrible, sticky, smelly turds that take like 12 wipes.

We all suffer from imposter syndrome sometimes, believing that we’re not good enough or don’t deserve to be in the situation we find ourselves in. It’s not true. Don’t be overawed by anybody. You ARE good enough.

So next time you are in a situation where you feel nervous about meeting with someone, just remember, they may also be nervous about meeting with you, they’re only human and yes, they shit too!