> Have you personally overcome imposter syndrome through this advice? Yes, this is personally what I do. > I think this could easily be read as meaning that a

> Have you personally overcome imposter syndrome through this advice? Yes, this is personally what I do. > I think this could easily be read as meaning that aspiration is a precondition of self love. I suppose I could have been more clear. Aspirations need not be professional, they could be moral, relationship based, experiential, etc. You're right that if we say "I can only love myself when I'm better" means you never will be happy with yourself, and that's not what I'm trying to say. But one of my favorite definitions of the word "love" is to will and act for the good of someone - and if you aren't doing something to make yourself or your life better in some way, then you are not acting with love to yourself. On the flip side, saying "Yeah, everything is great" is not actually making things better (and at the same time, neither is saying "everything is horrible").