#223: IMPOSTOR SYNDROME IS THE BIGGEST LIAR IN YOUR LIFE

IMPOSTOR SYNDROME IS THE BIGGEST LIAR IN YOUR LIFE PODCAST #223 In this episode of Confidence on the Go we’re chatting about: * What impostor syndrome is and how it manifests itself in sneaky ways into your life, suffocating your happiness as it does * The surprising reason why feeling “Imposture Syndrome” feelings can be a FANTASTIC sign * 7 ways to stop believing the liars of Impostor Syndrome As always, a quick hello to all of my Keep the Faith listeners, thanks for being a part of this extended community of contagious encouragement. SPONSORSHIP NOTE: I am proud to be an educator and consultant for Beautycounter, a B-Corp company on a mission to get safer products into the hands of everyone.   The lack of regulation in the personal care and cosmetic industry is astounding and it is harming our health in very serious ways. We need more voices to join up on our mission. If you want to put your passion to purpose while being generously compensated, then I would love to start a conversation with you about what it means to be involved in the #saferbeauty tribe that is Beautycounter. Join the movement of #betterbeauty and message me via email to make your voice really resonate for a cause.   Shop for your own Beautycounter collection at www.beautycounter.com/trishblackwell DEFINITION OF IMPOSTOR SYNDROME Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon or fraud syndrome or the imposter experience) is a concept describing high-achieving individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud". Feeling like a fraud and like you are going to be “found out” Feeling like you don’t belong and never will – that you’re just pretending in life Feeling unworthy and less than, like you are faking it at life Feeling afraid of being found out to be a fool or to look stupid HOW IMPOSTER SYNDROME SUFFOCATES YOU It makes you hide. It makes you not want to take action at all. It causes deep internal anxiety IMPOSTOR SYNDROME IS SOMETHING EVERYONE HAS FELT – SO STOP INTERNALIZING IT AND REALIZE THAT IT’S A CHOICE WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT “I have written eleven books, but each time I think, ‘uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out.’ “ – Maya Angelou “Sometimes I wake up in the morning before going off to a shoot, and I think, I can’t do this.  I’m a fraud.” – Kate Winslett So stop waiting for permission – life has given you permission because you are alive and because you have your own story. Your story and your willingness to learn and grow qualifies you RIGHT NOW. When you see Impostor Syndrome as a friend – as a sign that you’re actually doing something with your life and you are in the ranks of those who pursue greatness – then you will learn to embrace it more openly and ignore it’s whisperings. Instead its whisperings will just be a sign that you are indeed on your way to doing something that matters … that, no matter the internal self-doubt and self-chatter in your mind, you are indeed on the right path. 7 WAYS TO STOP BELIEVING THE LIES OF IMPOSTOR SYNDROME * Give yourself some credit. You are smarter than you think. You have had a hand in your own success. You have more self-efficacy than you think. You have the ability to grow and adapt – trust that. * Keep your mind focused on contribution and value Take action because you are destined to – not because it’s about you, but because it’s about others and helping them. Stop worrying about “what people will think of you” – who cares?!