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You’re not an imposter, you were just never taught this

There’s a moment most designers recognise: you present work with confidence and all goes until the discussion moves to budget. Your confidence evaporates. All going well until the conversation moves to budget and any confidence evaporates.

That’s not imposter syndrome.
That’s a knowledge gap. And it’s not your fault.

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