In this episode, we’re going to reflect on one of the things that as a woman really made up the difference in my life was discovering my imposter syndrome. Something that I think I suffer pretty much all my life without realising it. I will share things that you can do when you’re feeling that impostor syndrome.
Impostor Syndrome
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I was talking to my ex-boss about my doubt and excuses. Why things hadn't worked out in the way that I wanted. And she just simply say, to probably am suffering from imposter syndrome. And I didn't have a clue what she was talking about.
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Impostor syndrome refers to an internal experience of believing that you are not as competent as all others perceive you to be. It can affect anyone, no matter their social status, work background, skill level, or degree of expertise.
Signs of Impostor Syndrome and How can you deal with it
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Self-doubt and inability to realistically assess your skills as routine use access to external factors. So it's never, you, it's something else. Fear that you wouldn't live up to expectation over achieving sabotaging your own success.
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Part of it was a lot of my body language, not showing that I was confident of what I was doing or what I was.
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I realised that my behaviour changed and that I knew what I was doing. With that, the perception of all those starts changing. I could see myself in the meetings when people were asking me things and me rather than go for approval.
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After a little while when I start demonstrating that I knew what I was talking about, that I was assertive, that I answered the questions, and then the inquiries and the questions about my job or my teams started to diminish to non questions at all. And that for me was a triumph. With that, I realised what was my value. I realised that I was able to give more, but also I wanted more. I wanted to do a lot more.
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Do what professional athletes do spend time beforehand, picturing yourself, making a successful presentation on helping that client answer all their questions, very calm and collected. Think about your position. Think about how you are expressing yourself. Think about the energy that you're going to show, imagine that you are sending to these people wave and wave of positive energy.
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You will never see these failures as a negative. It's just a way of learning new skills and learning how to do better. Don't fight the imposter syndrome. Don't try to avoid it. Don't try to hide it from yourself, embrace it as set it and move on.
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