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IMPOSTER SYNDROME
OR INCOMPETENCE?
How Do You Know the Difference?
Prezi presentation adapted from content by Amber Naslund; original available at:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/imposter-syndrome-incompetence-how-do-you-know-amber-naslund/
IMPOSTER SYNDROME
Imposter
syndrome
Imposter syndrome surfaces feelings include thinking you're a fraud, wondering when people are going to find you out, and disbelieving even your own evidence for success.
Self-worth
Self-
worth
What if those
signals hint
that we're just
not very good at
what we do?
No one is good at everything, so it stands to reason that we have some things that we can work on and improve.
SELF-AWARENESS
Self-
awareness
Self-awareness is a good thing. And we can all probably scare up a few examples in our heads of people around us who lack that.
But healthy self-awareness is not just a punishing inventory of all the ways we fall short of our expectations.
Healthy self-awareness requires balance.
Self-flagellation
Self-
flagellation
If your personal reflection doesn't have a balance of both your opportunities to improve and your strengths, it's not self-awareness, it's self-flagellation.
Balance
Balance
Think of it as training wheels to test your ability to healthily assess one’s self.
Sometimes we need help to gain that balance, which is where having a committee of champions can come in handy if you find it hard to do on your own.
MANIFESTATION
Manifestation
Imposter syndrome doesn't generally show up when we're sitting comfortably with where we’re at in life right now. If you're settled neatly in a groove, imposter syndrome doesn't have a job to do. So it slips away quietly for a while.
Imposter syndrome rides alongside growth.
High achievers
High
achievers
High achievers rarely stay comfortable for long, so they're always pushing to do more, to do better, and imposter syndrome can't resist that combination.
Growth
zone
It can help to recognize that those fraudulent feelings often show up when we're in the growth zone, embarking on new things or new feelings and in a place in our life where we aren't sure whether or not we'll succeed.
Growth Zone
Vulnerability
So if you can reframe its voice as a signal
of growth, courage,
and bravery in the
face of uncertainty,
you'll be ahead
of the game.
Vulnerability
Imposter syndrome loves to exploit you when you're at your most unsure.
FEELINGS
Take an inventory of the facts.
Feelings
Imposter syndrome is about feelings, not facts.
You may feel like a fraud, but that doesn't mean you are one. You may feel like you're about to get called out, whether or not anyone is endeavoring to do so. Remember, imposter syndrome is not based on evidence.
FEEDBACK
Feedback
Let's say you have a job that comes with regular opportunities for feedback. We all have things we can improve.
Look for consistent feedback that's based on evidence and examples, not general hand-waving.
Questions
Questions
Are there consistent threads about things you need to improve on, from multiple sources?
Are those sources people who are close enough to your work to know what you do well and where you might have opportunities to grow?
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
Consider
the source
I know when I have something to work on because I hear
it from more than one source
I trust.
The feedback is generally given by someone who wants to see me improve, and it's delivered with compassion and with concrete recommendations and examples.
DON'T ISOLATE YOURSELF
Don't
isolate
One of the greatest weapons you can wield is belonging. Whether it's a colleague, friend, therapist, or an army of all of the above, allow yourself to find support, validation, and encouragement outside your head.
Imposter
syndrome isolates
us because it's
loaded with
shame and fear.
Skills are Fluid
There are moments when we've hit the limit of our abilities or stepped outside our skill set.
But remember, skills are
fluid; they can grow, we
can learn, and even failure
is not permanent.
Skills
are fluid
Internal Power
Imposter syndrome wants us to think in absolutes, but when you remember that you have the power to change and evolve, the idea of "incompetence" looks a lot less threatening.
Internal
power