Working Through The Imposter Syndrome

Own Your Edge

This is the third episode of the six part series, "Making Headway with Your Inner Dialogue: 6 Ways to Take Charge of Your Inner Critic."

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In this episode, Dr. Dee Discusses:

• The accurate meaning of Imposter Syndrome
• How to know if Imposter Syndrome affects you
• Categories of internal over-criticism
• How to address your inner critic for each category

Key Takeaways:

• You don't have some devastating syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is a common second guessing phenomenon that a lot of achievers feel
• If you second guess your achievements or feel like you don't deserve your role, or that you feel like you're frauding someone you might be going through an imposter phenomenon
• The five categories: Perfectionist, Workaholic, Genius, Soloist, Expert. Identify which your inner critic lean towards and once you identify it, it's time to address it.
• For perfectionists, challenge yourself to think about turning things over. For workaholics, set a solid boundary to keep work at work. For genius, acknowledge that someone will know more than you at a certain subject. For soloists, see that you'll be able to do more with others. For experts, reflect on and share what you already learned.

“Daily and weekly, cultivating this contentment within and understanding mistakes are simply part of the learning.” - Dr. Dee

Recommended Resources:

https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

Dr. Valerie Young’s The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer From the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/imposter-syndrome

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200724-why-imposter-syndrome-hits-women-and-women-of-colour-harder

Connect with Dr. Dee:

Website: BlueEggLeadership.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drtrudeau