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Imposter Syndrome Are you lucky, successful or both?
Wait a minute! What is “Impostor syndrome is a term coined imposter in 1978 by clinical psychologists Dr. Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. syndrome? Imes referring to high-achieving individuals marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a ‘fraud’.” - Wikipedia
In Short. The feeling of being a fraud, someone who doesn’t belong and are faking their achievements.
Who does it effect? Imposter syndrome is commonly found amongst highly successful individuals and achievers.
70% Studies have shown that around 70% of the population have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their lives.
Famous Cases • Sheryl Sandberg – COO Facebook • Emma Watson – Actress • Chuck Lorre – Writer & Producer
Sheryl Sandberg Chief Operating Officer of Facebook ‘‘There are still days when I wake up feeling like a fraud, not sure I should be where I am.’’ ▪ Sheryl graduated a master of business administration course in 1995 from Harvard Business School. ▪ In 2012 was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world according to Time magazine. ▪ Sheryl is worth over 1 billion dollars.
The Solution? I have put together a 5 tip toolkit that you can use to combat imposter syndrome.
1) Identify Now you know what imposter syndrome is, you can identify it and act against it.
2) Accept Accept the fact that you haven’t just fallen in to your success . Stop believing in chance or luck.
3) Define There is not a single person in this room that hasn’t made a mistake . Our mistakes do not define who we are.
4) Remind Remind yourself of the successes from your past.
5) Provide Provide the best service that you can.
Conclusion You are where you are, because you belong there.
Open to Discussion Have you ever felt like you had imposter syndrome before? If not, do you think it exists?
Thanks for listening. Jack Davies www.whatjackhasmade.co.uk @whatjackhasmade
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