Impostor Syndrome
Feeling like an impostor? You are not alone. Many people, both men and women, secretly worry they are not as bright, talented or qualified as people think they are. In fact 70% of men and women experience impostor syndrome at some point in their lifetime. Whether impostor syndrome shows up at work or in your personal life, through coaching you can learn to quiet that inner critic and increase your confidence in order to live the life you want!
It is possible you have never heard of this phenomenon before or maybe you have heard of it by a different name. The fraud syndrome, impostor experience, impostor phenomenon. It has many names and many people experience it. Yet, it is not a medical condition nor is it talked about enough. Impostor syndrome is that feeling that creeps into your mind and makes you feel as though you are not good enough. The feeling that you are going to fail.
Common Characteristics of Impostor Syndrome
- The inability to assess your competence and skills (where you rate your skill set well below reality)
- Crediting your success to external factors (“well, if *blank* didn’t happen I couldn’t have done it”) or “luck”
- A deep rooted fear that you will disappoint people
- Being overly self critical and engaging in negative self-talk
- Setting overly challenging goals and being disappointed if you don’t reach those goals
- Perfectionism tendencies
- Overworking and overplanning
- Flying Under the Radar
- Procrastinating due to fear of not being good enough, or knowing enough, or people judging us
- Dissatisfaction with professional life
- Poor work-life balance
Common Characteristics of Impostor Syndrome
- The inability to assess your competence and skills (where you rate your skill set well below reality)
- Crediting your success to external factors (“well, if *blank* didn’t happen I couldn’t have done it”) or “luck”
- A deep rooted fear that you will disappoint people
- Being overly self critical and engaging in negative self-talk
- Setting overly challenging goals and being disappointed if you don’t reach those goals
- Perfectionism tendencies
- Overworking and overplanning
- Flying Under the Radar
- Procrastinating due to fear of not being good enough, or knowing enough, or people judging us
- Dissatisfaction with professional life
- Poor work-life balance
Where does impostor syndrome impact you
While most people think of impostor syndrome at work, it can also affect other areas of your life including relationships, hobbies, and more. The following list are some areas of life where you might experience impostor syndrome, leading you to underestimate your own abilities and achievements:
- Work
- Parenting
- Life aspirations/goals
- Physical abilities
- Artistic abilities
How does impostor syndrome impact you
It is common to have anxiety when you have impostor syndrome. You don’t give yourself the grace to learn. You believe that you should already know everything there is to know about a new job position or a new hobby. Even when you do well at something you don’t feel like your progressing. That negative core belief about yourself continues and can lead to depression. You might work much harder than you need to or consistently second guess yourself and can lead to burnout.
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6 week Impostor syndrome coaching
During this 6 week coaching program you will learn:
- Gain a deeper understanding of what impostor syndrome is and how it impacts you
- Understand impostor messaging and nuances and gain the tools to over come
- Understand how your inner critic limits you and how to take back control
- Explore Impostor Syndrome-Perfectionism-Burnout
- Stop feeling and thinking like an impostor and demonstrate more confidence in yourself and your ability to lead others
Impostor Syndrome coaching
Impostor syndrome coaching is designed to boost your confidence, awareness and resilience. Working with a coach will help you gain greater insight into understanding your feelings of self-doubt and uncertainty. Coaching will help you recognize your strengths and areas of growth, identify negative self-talk, and help you to develop strategies to build confidence.
Individualized sessions provide a safe and supportive space to explore the root of your impostor syndrome and to develop healthier self-talk and more effective coping mechanisms to manage your impostor feelings.
In order to stop feeling like an impostor, you need to stop thinking like an impostor. Are you ready to make that change?
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