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Robert Greene says he feels like an "impostor" as a self-help figure

On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Do NOT Trust Anyone Until You Watch This | Robert Greene · August 22, 2026
Robert Greene says he feels like an "impostor" as a self-help figure
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Do NOT Trust Anyone Until You Watch This | Robert Greene
"Sometimes, to be honest with you, Jay, being a kind of quote unquote self-help guru, it feels false. It doesn't feel like who I am. I feel like a bit of an impostor."
Greene tells host Jay Shetty he is uncomfortable with being perceived as a “self-help guru”, saying it does not match his sense of identity as a writer focused on ideas. Shetty responds that he relates to being boxed into a role that audiences project onto him.
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