You Don’t Belong Here!

DEALING WITH IMPOSTOR SYNDROME

Who the heck am I?!

Jody Wolfborn Self-professed Imposterizer IT/DevOps practitioner for around 7 years Dog-person with a short attention span I love punctuation!

Rules of EngagementThis stuff works for meFind what you connect with and build

your practice around thatTake what you want or need and

respectfully leave the rest

What the heck is Impostor Syndrome?!

And how the heck do I spell it?!An intense, overwhelming anxiety that

one’s achievements are undeserved, and that they’ll be discovered as an impostor!I feel desperately out of place…

I have no idea what I’m supposed to understand…Everyone knows something that I don’t…

If they find out what I don’t know…I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop…

Famous “Impostors”

…believe they’re imposters

don’t…

Why the heck do you care?!

DEFINITION!“Impostor” v. “Adept”

"The trouble with the worldis that the stupid are cocksureand the intelligent are full of

doubt."— Bertrand Russell

DEFINITION! “Fixed Mindset”

DEFINITION! “Growth Mindset”

Frie

nds

Relatives

Coworkers

MentorClose friends

Partner/Sig Other

Trusted Advisors

DEFINITION! “Inner Circle”

Choose Your Support Group Carefully!

How the heck do I deal with it?!

You’re not an impostor if you remain ADEPT Be Aware Be Deliberate Be Empathetic Be Powerful Be Tenacious

Be AWARE!Know what triggers your Impostor

Syndrome!Know what you’re saying!Know that you’re not alone!Know when to admit you don’t know!

Be DELIBERATE!Choose to change your attitude!Choose to change your language!Choose to learn and grow!Choose your support group carefully!

Be EMPATHETIC!Listen to your body!Listen to your instincts!Listen to others actively!Listen to the good things people say

about you!

Be POWERFUL!Exhude pride!Exhude confidence!Exhude strength!Exhude compassion!

Be TENACIOUS!Fight the urge to give up!Fight the fear concept of failure!Fight the tedium!Fight complacency!

Remember: You’re Not ALONE!!

Seriously, REMEMBER: You’re Not ALONE!!

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect…

….you can be good.”