I'm a night owl, and I have this guilty feeling that I don't belong because most C-level or VPs I know are morning people who hit the gym after waking up at 5 AM. At least that's what they told me.
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This seems like a good time to bring up Imposter Syndrome :)
If you, or anyone else, hasn't heard of it then please definitely look it up. It's a short, quick idea and it's good for helping when I feel like I don't belong somewhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
EDIT: This is actually a better explanation, I think. Particularly the first paragraph: https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-an...
I'm a night owl C-suite (CTO), but with all of my peers as you describe.
It's possible to make it work, you have to be very firm on your boundaries. One option that worked for me was to explain that I can effectively do more timezone coverage despite being in the same Geo-zone.
It also helped to showcase the work I do while they are offline, so when they wake up they see a column of work that has been bounced back across to their plate.
It is definitely hard though, and takes the right crowd who respects you enough to make it work.
It's probably impossible to do this as a CEO though.
> I have this guilty feeling that I don't belong
For your amusement, a satirical take on "The Hustle" that might also have a little but of uncomfortably-too-real moments for some folks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o7qjN3KF8U