A man who was convinced the judges had made a mistake when he was chosen as one of the fifty most inspiring people said that when he attended the celebration nearly everyone who received the award felt that they didn’t deserve it. Mark Leruste said: “It turns out everyone, no matter how outwardly successful they may seem, from CEOs to Gold medallists, wrestles with some form of self-doubt, crisis of confidence or feeling like an impostor.
"We’ve just somehow bought into the belief that we’re the only ones who feel that way, and if we keep quiet about it nobody will notice. The tragedy is that thinking that way makes us feel very alone."
In 2015, Mark launched his podcast The Unconventionalists with the goal of interviewing unconventional entrepreneurs and business leaders around the world, who struggled with their own self-doubts.
Across hundreds of interviews, Mark learned that even the most brilliant minds shared discomfort with their own life stories, feelings of shame about past events, and a sense of inadequacy about the stories that made them leaders.
Mark is on a mission to help entrepreneurs and business leaders everywhere impact the world with their story in his new book from Hachette UK: Glow in the Dark: How Sharing Your Personal Story Can Transform Your Business and Change Your Life.
He said: “I want to raise awareness of how anybody can take any aspect of their story, no matter how scary, and make it relevant to them and to others. Because someone somewhere woke up this morning needing to hear your story. Your story can change the path of a stranger’s life just as much as it changed yours, and sharing it will be one of the most powerful things you ever do for you and your business."
Glow in the Dark is available to order at www.GlowInTheDarkBook.com
