Happy end of 2021 BsquaredC squad! 2021 was a year of a lot of personal growth for me in many ways. Besides the honor of telling stories of so many brilliant black women, I myself also learnt a lot through reflecting on these conversations. In this episode I am sharing my  personal top 3 lessons of the year from the podcast whose messages I will be carrying proudly into 2022. They are on the topics of purpose, confidence and impostor syndrome. Top takeaways are Embrace and own your journey- My  episode 14 guest Busi Sizani, a woman who knew her purpose since she was a kid inspired me to reflect on my own purpose journey. I love my job in the healthcare industry and my mission in it is to bring equity to how vulnerable populations access and experience healthcare. For a while I thought I would only have the impact I aspired to when I reach the pinnacle of leadership in my industry. However, having clarity on my purpose has expanded this view to that I am living out my purpose and having the impact I wish for now as a 9-5er and entrepreneur. I need to stop and embrace my journey! Check out episode 15 for this reflection! https://bit.ly/BsquaredCReflection15 Other people’s perception of your confidence do not have to phase you-  Inspired by my conversation with Stephanie Goseine in Episode 12, who believes everything is hers for the taking, I got to reflect on the phenomenon of confidence and the battle of perception that often mars people from marginalised groups when it comes to it. For example the same behavior coming from men is not perceived the same when coming from women, let alone women of color. In episode 13 I shared  my top tips for staying grounded in your confidence in the middle of the perception battle we often are in as women of color.  Check out episode 13 for this reflection! https://bit.ly/BsquaredCReflection13 Impostor syndrome is more a systemic problem than an individual one- My guest Faith Opiyo from episode 16, who often experiences self doubt as a brilliant woman in tech, opened the door for me to explore impostor syndrome beyond the individual and think about its root cause. For too long all the solutions for impostor syndrome have been about fixing individuals and too little is discussed on  why people feel like this in the first place. The root cause of impostor syndrome is toxic environments riddled with systemic bias and we need to challenge them to truly fix this problem. Check out episode 17 for more on this. https://bit.ly/BsquaredCEp17 If you loved this episode, buy me a coffee on here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BsquaredC Also follow BsquaredC on: Instagram: https://bit.ly/BsquaredCInsta Linkedin: https://bit.ly/BsquaredCLinkedIn Facebook: https://bit.ly/BsquaredCFacebook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bsquaredc/support