You're So Fake! Imposter Syndrome & How To Beat It - PostiveChangeGuru.com
You’re So Fake! Imposter Syndrome & How To Beat It
You’re an Imposter. That’s right, you’re a fraud. Everything that you’ve ever achieved is down to dumb luck. You’ve blagged your way to where you are. How come nobody else has noticed except you? You’ve conned them all. Sound familiar? If you’re suffering from imposter syndrome you’re in good company. Research suggests 70% of us will experience the phenomena at some stage in our lives. Look around you, is it really true that everyone else is smarter than you? Perhaps they’re shiftily looking sideways in your direction and wondering the exact same thing? But how to get rid of that constant fear that you’re so fake? Imposter syndrome & how to beat it.
At some point you’ll be found out
You find yourself working late to make sure everything is ‘just right’
Now you know you’re not the only person on the planet who feels this way you can relax. But how can you start to overcome it?
It’s ok to be scared: You can harness that energy and do something creative with it rather than feeling overwhelmed. Recognise that everyone experiences a learning curve when they try something new and you’re no different. As human beings we learn by failing, it’s what we do with that failure that matters. Develop a growth mindset (check out our growth mindset podcasts and blogs) and utilise new learning information the next time you try something new.
Acknowledge your successes: That’s right, your achievements didn’t just happen by themselves. Recognise that you showed up, you stretched yourself and you definitely did something right. Keep a box or file of successes (certificates, wins, momentos, compliments or good things that people have said about you, photos) to remind yourself of how hard you’ve worked and what you’ve contributed to your successes. When imposter syndrome strikes, tell it to get back in it’s box by getting out yours.
There’s only one you: That’s right, we’re with Chesney Hawkes on this one. You really are the ‘One and only you.’ Whilst you’re bust holding yourself back and allowing imposter syndrome to take the wheel, the world is missing out on the unique talent that is you. Once you kick imposter syndrome to the kerb and learn how to overcome it, who knows what you’ll achieve?
Still wondering if you have Imposter Syndrome?
Take our free Imposter Syndrome Test
Listen to our How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome podcast on iTunes
or join us on Stitcher
And if you’re sat back wondering who all the schmucks afraid of being found out are, you may be experiencing the Dunning-Kruger effect. But that’s a whole different blog altogether…..
Photo courtesy of the fab folk at Unsplash and the talented Kayla-Velasquez
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You're So Fake! Imposter Syndrome & How To Beat It - PostiveChangeGuru.com
You’re So Fake! Imposter Syndrome & How To Beat It
You’re an Imposter. That’s right, you’re a fraud. Everything that you’ve ever achieved is down to dumb luck. You’ve blagged your way to where you are. How come nobody else has noticed except you? You’ve conned them all. Sound familiar? If you’re suffering from imposter syndrome you’re in good company. Research suggests 70% of us will experience the phenomena at some stage in our lives. Look around you, is it really true that everyone else is smarter than you? Perhaps they’re shiftily looking sideways in your direction and wondering the exact same thing? But how to get rid of that constant fear that you’re so fake? Imposter syndrome & how to beat it.
At some point you’ll be found out
You find yourself working late to make sure everything is ‘just right’
Now you know you’re not the only person on the planet who feels this way you can relax. But how can you start to overcome it?
It’s ok to be scared: You can harness that energy and do something creative with it rather than feeling overwhelmed. Recognise that everyone experiences a learning curve when they try something new and you’re no different. As human beings we learn by failing, it’s what we do with that failure that matters. Develop a growth mindset (check out our growth mindset podcasts and blogs) and utilise new learning information the next time you try something new.
Acknowledge your successes: That’s right, your achievements didn’t just happen by themselves. Recognise that you showed up, you stretched yourself and you definitely did something right. Keep a box or file of successes (certificates, wins, momentos, compliments or good things that people have said about you, photos) to remind yourself of how hard you’ve worked and what you’ve contributed to your successes. When imposter syndrome strikes, tell it to get back in it’s box by getting out yours.
There’s on
ly one you: That’s right, we’re with Chesney Hawkes on this one. You really are the ‘One and only you.’ Whilst you’re bust holding yourself back and allowing imposter syndrome to take the wheel, the world is missing out on the unique talent that is you. Once you kick imposter syndrome to the kerb and learn how to overcome it, who knows what you’ll achieve?
Still wondering if you have Imposter Syndrome?
Take our free Imposter Syndrome Test
Listen to our How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome podcast on iTunes
or join us on Stitcher
And if you’re sat back wondering who all the schmucks afraid of being found out are, you may be experiencing the Dunning-Kruger effect. But that’s a whole different blog altogether…..
Photo courtesy of the fab folk at Unsplash and the talented Kayla-Velasquez
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