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263. Carrying Yourself Like An Equal Even When You're Around Intimidating Or Successful People | The Not Too Sensitive Podcast

hsp podcast self worth Sep 29, 2026

In this episode, Alissa gets into what happens when a rejection lands from someone you admire and why choosing to see yourself as an equal, instead of putting them on a pedestal, is the first step toward becoming a match for what you desire.

She shares what she's been noticing in her own season of rejection while her publisher sends her book out for endorsements, plus a look back at her early corporate retail days, when intimidating colleagues made her feel small. 

When you develop your self-worth, you stop waiting for external permission, and instead start to create the life you want from your own belief in the inevitability of your success. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Why a "no" from someone you admire can feel like proof you're not good enough, and how to catch that story before you agree with it
  • How putting someone on a pedestal quietly distances you from the very reality you want for yourself
  • What it looks like to meet a rejection with curiosity and self-belief instead of treating it as a verdict on your worth
  • Why carrying yourself as an equal is a choice you can make before you have any accolades to stand on
  • How the deeper work of building self-worth makes that choice easier to access when the moment actually arrives
  • How highly sensitive people can be deeply attuned and kind while still holding rock solid boundaries in rooms that feel intimidating

 

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