The Imposter Trap: Why Your Doubt is Costing More Than You Think

More than 40 degrees of thermal excursion from outside to inside.

(from -25 to +20 Celsius)

Surrounded by some of the most talented artists I have ever met in one spot.

Ladies and gentlemen: The National Moscow Circus School.

I was 28 years old, a past in martial arts, bachelor in P.E., a passion for movement, a physical comedian, and a mediocre street performer.

Have you ever stood in a space surrounded by talent and thought... "What the heck am I doing here? With them?"

. . .

You know the feeling, do you not?

Standing in front of a client, or a group of students, trying to look confident—while inside, the thought creeps in:“Who am I to be teaching this? To them? Who am I to guide... them?”

For someone it happens rarely... For someone else it happens waaay too often...

It’s called the imposter trap.

And it’s not just about how you feel—it’s about what you give, or rather, what you hold back.

Because self-doubt leaks.

Your clients sense it.

Your students sense it.

Your colleagues, your workers, sense it.

And so can your partner, and so can your boss, and so can your kids...

That incongruence that creeps in.

Even if you hide it well, something gets lost in translation.

The result? Less impact. Fewer breakthroughs. A quiet erosion of trust in yourself and in the work you’re meant to do, in the message you want to share, in the teachings you want to pass on.

The good news? This story doesn’t have to end the same way. You can rewrite it.

That’s exactly what we’ll do in Bali this November.

The NLP Practitioner Bootcamp isn’t another passive “sit and take notes” course. It’s an immersive experience designed to hardwire confidence into how you show up.

So that the next time you walk into the room, you don’t just know the skills—you embody them.

And your clients, your students, your world will feel the difference.

NLP Practitioner Bootcamp: Bali Edition📍 November 8–16, 2025 | Seminyak, Bali

👉 This isn’t about whether you deserve to be there. It’s about whether you’re ready to stop hiding from your own power.

(Here is the link ⬇️)

https://alessandrogavello.systeme.io/nlpbootcamp

PS: BTW, how did I approach my residency in Moscow? Sense of humour. Lots of it. (but, still, you need to know what the f*ck you are doing and be prepared to put the hard work in!!)

(in the photo, Michela and I, Club Med Donoratico, Italy, 2001)