Anonymous wrote:This is the best story I have read in a long time. I absolutely love it.

You deserve this! You know the market and the customers and will help design the product to best sell to them and serve them! They chose you because that must show.

The only people who never feel like imposters are the imposters. Thats from an amazing book I highly recommend titles Likable Bad Ass.

Anonymous wrote:Realize that many, many people are just kind of faking it or doing their best around you too.

Just because they have an MBA or their parents went to college does not make them more qualified than you.

Michelle Obama said something like this once, and I’m paraphrasing: I’ve been in the room with some of the “smartest” people in the room, and sometimes, they’re not that smart.

Anonymous wrote:"Fake it until you make it." Take the job. Being in the role will get easier over time. Do some confidence hacks like rooting into your feet into the floor and standing tall when you're around others, especially when speaking..Find a positive affirmation to say to yourself when nervous. Say stop when you hear the voice in your head doubting you. You will get there because you've already shown impressive smarts and drive.

By the way, the same ambition and drive is needed to be a municipal worker even if their career trajectory looks different and didn't include college. Those jobs are competitive and people need smarts to succeed there too.

Lots of people move away from their origins and it's a well-traveled road. You will learn how to navigate it. But first, take the job and don't be afraid to succeed.