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You Don’t Belong Here!
DEALING WITH IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
Who the heck am I?!
Jody Wolfborn Self-professed Imposterizer IT/DevOps practitioner for around 7 years Dog-person with a short attention span I love punctuation!
Rules of EngagementThis stuff works for meFind what you connect with and build
your practice around thatTake what you want or need and
respectfully leave the rest
What the heck is Impostor Syndrome?!
And how the heck do I spell it?!An intense, overwhelming anxiety that
one’s achievements are undeserved, and that they’ll be discovered as an impostor!I feel desperately out of place…
I have no idea what I’m supposed to understand…Everyone knows something that I don’t…
If they find out what I don’t know…I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop…
Famous “Impostors”
…believe they’re imposters
don’t…
Why the heck do you care?!
DEFINITION!“Impostor” v. “Adept”
"The trouble with the worldis that the stupid are cocksureand the intelligent are full of
doubt."— Bertrand Russell
DEFINITION! “Fixed Mindset”
DEFINITION! “Growth Mindset”
Frie
nds
Relatives
Coworkers
MentorClose friends
Partner/Sig Other
Trusted Advisors
DEFINITION! “Inner Circle”
Choose Your Support Group Carefully!
How the heck do I deal with it?!
You’re not an impostor if you remain ADEPT Be Aware Be Deliberate Be Empathetic Be Powerful Be Tenacious
Be AWARE!Know what triggers your Impostor
Syndrome!Know what you’re saying!Know that you’re not alone!Know when to admit you don’t know!
Be DELIBERATE!Choose to change your attitude!Choose to change your language!Choose to learn and grow!Choose your support group carefully!
Be EMPATHETIC!Listen to your body!Listen to your instincts!Listen to others actively!Listen to the good things people say
about you!
Be POWERFUL!Exhude pride!Exhude confidence!Exhude strength!Exhude compassion!
Be TENACIOUS!Fight the urge to give up!Fight the fear concept of failure!Fight the tedium!Fight complacency!
Remember: You’re Not ALONE!!
Seriously, REMEMBER: You’re Not ALONE!!
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect…
….you can be good.”