Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: a new ebook
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Imposter Syndrome is not a medical condition. It is a convenient term for the feeling you have when you believe that you do not really know what you are doing. You attend a meeting where the discussion goes over your head and you suddenly feel like an idiot. You believe that you are in completely the wrong job and the wrong company and you are in no way worthy of holding your current position. Surely it is only a matter of time before someone notices that you are not up to the job and fires you?
In reality, lots of people feel that they don't measure up. I’ve spoken to men and women who have said they occasionally (or regularly) feel like a fraud at work. At one conference I spoke at earlier this year, when I asked if anyone had ever felt like they didn’t really know what they were doing in their job, nearly every hand in the room went up. Lots of people feel like this, but we don’t talk about it much. Why is that?
When you take on something new – a new project, a new responsibility – you might be surrounded with people who are subject matter experts or who have been in a similar role as yours for years. It feels as if they know everything, and you don't know anything at all. Who wants to confess that they don’t feel they fit in when everyone around you looks like they have always belonged here?
That's how Imposter Syndrome manifests itself: it undermines your self-confidence. It can hit anyone, at any time. And the truth is that nearly everyone feels like this at some point – some people are just better at hiding it than others!
Ring any bells? If it does, my new ebook could help. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Ten Strategies to Stop Feeling Like a Fraud at Workdiscusses how you can feel more confident at work. It explains what Imposter Syndrome is, why we feel like we aren’t measuring up, and shares practical strategies that have been proven to work addressing the feelings of Imposter Syndrome.
You can get your copy at www.OvercomingImposterSyndrome.com or on Amazon Kindle. May 2012 be the year that you feel better about your abilities at work!
Posted on: December 22, 2011 04:45 PM |
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