JSConf Budapest - Impostor Syndrome, am I suffering enough to talk about it?

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IMPOSTOR SYNDROMEAM I SUFFERING ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT IT?

DEV REL & FRONTEND DEV @9ELEMENTS RUHRJS CONFERENCE ORGANISER TWITTER: @MAGGYSCHE

MADELEINE NEUMANN

IMPORTANT NOTE!

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IMPORTANT NOTE!

‣ I am not a psychologist

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IMPORTANT NOTE!

‣ I am not a psychologist

‣ It’s the way I discovered for myself

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STEPS THROUGH MY LIFEMY STORY

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SCHOOL

THE CREEPY LONER AT SCHOOL

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

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WHAT DID I WRONG?

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MY BEHAVIOUR MUST BE WRONG!

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WORK

THE NICE WOMAN - BUT NOT A REAL PART OF THE GROUP

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OPENTECHSCHOOL

YOU BELONG HERE!

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FRONTEND DEVELOPER

PROGRAMM ALL THE THINGS!

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FRONTEND DEVELOPER

Time

Things I've learnead

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FRONTEND DEVELOPER

Time

Things I've learnead

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FRONTEND DEVELOPER

„I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING!“

„I DO NOT BELONG HERE!“

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FRONTEND DEVELOPER

WORK HARDER

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FRIENDS

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

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FRIENDS

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

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IMPOSTOR SYNDROMEDISCOVER THE

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DOES EVERYONE OVERESTIMATE YOU?

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DO YOU TEND TO DISCUSS YOURSELF?

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YOU COMPARE YOUR ABILITY TO THOSE AROUND YOU AND THINK THEY’RE

MORE INTELLIGENT THAN YOU ARE?

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DOES THE FEAR OF FAILURE FREAKS YOU

OUT?

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DO YOU DECLINE YOUR OWN SUCCESS?

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SOMETIMES YOU’RE AFRAID OTHERS WILL DISCOVER HOW MUCH

KNOWLEDGE YOU REALLY LACK?

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YOU ARE ONLY SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE YOU WERE ON THE

RIGHT TIME AT THE RIGHT PLACE?

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YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND THE COMPLIMENTS YOU

RECEIVE?

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YOU FEEL BAD WHEN YOU’RE NOT „THE BEST“ OR AT LEAST „VERY SPECIAL“?

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YOU AVOID EVALUATIONS IF POSSIBLE AND HAVE A DREAD OF OTHERS EVALUATING YOU?

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DO YOU FOCUS MORE ON WHAT YOU HAVEN’T DONE?

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10 POINTS

TO GRYFFINDOR!

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SABOTAGE!

I SABOTAGE MYSELF!

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I AM NOT WORTH IT

I AVOID TO ASK FOR A RAISE

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WORK WORK WORK

WORK HARD

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TL:DL

TL:DL

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THE IMPOSTER ZONEHOW DO I ESCAPE

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THE REASON WE STRUGGLE WITH INSECURITY IS BECAUSE WE COMPARE OUR BEHIND THE SCENES WITH EVERYONE ELSE’S HIGHLIGHT REEL

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STOP STOP STOP

YOU AREN'T BORN TO LIVE A LIFE OF ANOTHER PERSON

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HEADACHE

EVERYTHING IS ONLY IN YOUR HEAD!

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HEALTHY

LEARN TO BE A HEALTHY PERFECTIONIST

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ASK YOURSELF

“WHAT WOULD I DO, IF I WAS NOT AFRAID?”

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HELP

ASK FOR HELP

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TEACH

MENTOR PEOPLE IN WHAT YOU’RE DOING

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YOU KNOW NOTHING…

IT’S A GOOD THING TO KNOW, WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW

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TALK TALK TALK

TALK ABOUT IT

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IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS

BRIBE YOUR FRIENDS

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FAKE FAKE FAKE

BEING WRONG, DOESN’T MAKE YOU A FRAUD

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FOCUS

FOCUS ON PROVIDING VALUE AND WRITE IT DOWN

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COMPLIMENTS - AGAIN

KEEP A FILE OF NICE THINGS SOMEONE WAS SAYING ABOUT YOU

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ACCEPTANCE

STOP COMMENTING COMPLIMENTS

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QUALITY TIME

TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF

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QUALITY TIME

TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF

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TO BE AN IMPOSTORSOMETIMES IT’S NOT THAT BAD

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OVERACHIEVER

OVERACHIEVING

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SURPRISE

SURPRISE PEOPLE WITH YOUR TALENT

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WHAT TO DO?I THINK MY FRIEND SUFFERS FROM IT

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DON’T!

DO NOT TELL THEM!

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FEEDBACK

FEEDBACK MATTERS

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FEARS

TALK ABOUT YOUR OWN FEARS

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WE ARE ALL THE SAME

EVERYONE SUFFERS FROM IT FROM TIME TO TIME

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WE ARE ALL THE SAME

TO BE AN IMPOSTOR IS NOT THE EXCEPTION, IT’S A RULE AND EVERYONE SUFFERS FROM IT FROM TIME TO TIME

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Thank you

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