Combat Impostor Syndrome

Do you ever feel you don’t deserve your job? Or that the work you do is never good enough?

Do you feel proud of what you've accomplished? Or do you feel dread that, one day, everyone will find out that you just got lucky?

If you experience these feelings of self-doubt, you may suffer from impostor syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is the constant inability to believe that you deserve your success. Basically, you don't think you've earned your accomplishments.

• You worry people will discover you - that you're not as good at your work as they thought.

• You downplay how you got where you are. Maybe you say luck got you where you are, or that 'anyone could do it.'

• You disregard people's compliments. You think they're saying it because they feel sorry for you or are just being 'nice.'

Do any of these sound like you? 

• The Perfectionist: "I should deliver a 100% all the time."

• The Expert: "If I were really smart, I would have known everything on how to do this."

• The Soloist: "I must do everything myself."

• The Natural Genius: "Everything should come quickly and easily to me."

1. Use positive self-talk

2. Share your feelings with others

3. Focus on your strengths

4. Let go of perfectionism

5. Stop comparing yourself to others

6. Celebrate “YOU”

You don't have to be an expert. No one is expecting you to be an expert. All you need to do is show up and BE YOU!

Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash

You have an opportunity to overcome your impostor syndrome, today.

What's one thing you've been holding back on because you didn't feel good enough?

Starting a blog?

Asking to take on a new work project?

It's time to do something about it.

Start by saying:“I’m starting a new project and I'm going to make mistakes. That's okay. Mistakes are how I learn!”