Just Wait Till They Find Out What You Really Know
Those are the exact words I often hear running through my head.
It may sound strange to you, but I’d never heard of the term impostor syndrome until last week when I decided to load a presentation by Chris Lema into the Swift app for a listen.
If you’ve haven’t heard of it before or are fuzzy on what impostor syndrome is, it’s thinking you aren’t smart enough, good enough, __fill-in-the-blanks__ enough for whatever you are doing right now. That could be in your current job, for a project or working on your own business.
You feel like you’re just a faker, you’re not really sure what you’re doing and you feel guilty when you sell courses and products that you think make it seem like you have it together.
Ever feel that way? Ever deflect when people pay you a compliment? Ever feel like one day you’ll be ‘found out’ how little you know?
Well congratulations! You’re suffering from the impostor syndrome. So do I. Impostor syndrome can put a stranglehold on your business and personal growth. This video from Chris is made just for us. I’m comforted by the thought that even someone like him who’s further along than me, suffer from it and thankful for his tips on how to break free.
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Oh boy, do I know this syndrome well! Every time I Google the answer to a website issue I feel it again. But the more people I talk to, the more I realize that we ALL do that. So I guess either we are all impostors, or none of us are. 😉
None of us are – I like that. It’s probably closer to the truth but why we still feel that is beyond me. It took me years to simply say “Thank you” and nothing else when accepting a compliment. I still literally have to bite my tongue to not deflect. What is true – you tend to feel like an impostor in a crowd where others are more advanced in a particular knowledge than you but like a boss in a crowd who isn’t.
I’m an impostor! I struggle with this every. single. day. Like you, I often have to bite my tongue so that I can actually accept the compliment.
I love Chris Lema’s blog – such good stuff!
Hey Courtney! Chris definitely rocks.