Worried that people will 'find out', that you will be exposed as a fraud, that you don't really have any idea what you're doing?
Our friend Zanne returns for a convo about Imposter Phenomenon.
And guess what's one of the solutions? Normalising it by sharing it. And that's what we're here for....welcome to The Sharing Space.
Hope you enjoy and if you want to contact us with any of your thoughts you can do so here: thesharingspacepodcast@gmail.com
00:00:37 Intro
00:02:22 Our Definitions of Imposter Syndrome
00:04:43 Public Speaking Anxiety and Experiences
00:06:30 Self-Doubt vs. Imposter Syndrome
00:07:27 A Career Luck Story & Resulting Imposter Phenomenon
00:09:52 External vs. Internal Reality
00:11:56 Trying to be Normal and the Fear of Being "Found Out"
00:12:22 Social Anxiety and Imposter Phenomenon
00:13:52 Staying in Your Comfort Zone
00:15:18 3 Ways We Discount Success: Luck, Charisma, Hard Work
00:18:33 Comfort Zones & Imposter Syndrome
00:19:42 The Imposter Cycle: Procrastination vs. Over-Preparing
00:21:34 ADHD, Brain RAM and Managing Distractions
00:22:04 How Open Loops and Unfinished Tasks Cause Anxiety
00:25:06 Getting Away With It
00:25:36 Identity and Self-Image mismatch
00:27:26 Fear of Success and Self-Sabotage
00:30:41 Showing Your Worth around Peers and Authority Figures
00:31:53 5 Imposter Syndrome Archetypes: The Perfectionist & The Natural Genius
00:33:04 The Soloist Archetype: Asking for Help Feels Like Incompetence
00:33:43 The Expert Archetype: The Constant Pursuit of Self-Improvement
00:35:16 The Dunning-Kruger Effect: The More You Know The Less Confident You Feel
00:36:30 The Superperson Archetype: Burnout and the Gifted Child
00:39:04 Albert Einstein and Celebrity Imposter Syndrome
00:40:44 Strategy: Sharing Your Worries Normalises Imposter Phenomenon
00:41:29 The Power of Social Connection and Podcast Communities for Mental Health
00:42:22 Environmental Effects on Confidence
00:45:20 You Don’t See What Others Go Through
00:46:08 Target Fixation: Focusing on Negatives Creates Negative Outcomes
00:47:01 Positive Reinforcement
00:49:15 Reframing Anxiety into Excitement: The Radical Positivity Approach
00:51:19 Developing a Growth Mindset vs. a Fixed Mindset
00:53:30 Different Causes
00:56:10 Shock Your Subconscious into Submission
00:57:25 Medication Experience
00:58:06 Regular Comfort Zone Expansion to Increase Your Baseline
