{"id":35650,"date":"2018-04-29T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=35650"},"modified":"2018-04-09T10:23:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T14:23:25","slug":"qotd-impostor-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2018\/04\/29\/qotd-impostor-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"QotD: Impostor Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

… the list of people who sometimes worry about being uncovered as an impostor is as impressive as it is long. Having to live with a nagging fear of being \u201cfound out\u201d as not being as smart<\/em> or talented<\/em> or deserving<\/em> or experienced<\/em> or (fill-in-the-blank<\/em>) as people think is a common phenomenon. So common, in fact, that the term \u201cImpostor Syndrome\u201d was coined to describe it back in the 1980\u2019s. Indeed, researchers believe that up to 70% of people have suffered from it at some point. Myself included.<\/p>\n

Apart from serial narcissists, super low achievers and outright crazies, no one is immune to the self-doubt that feeds Impostor Syndrome. But what matters most is not<\/em> whether we occasionally (or regularly) fear failing, looking foolish or not being \u2018whatever enough\u2019; it\u2019s whether we give those fears the power to keep us from taking the actions needed to achieve our goals and highest aspirations. Unfortunately, too often people do just that.<\/p>\n

Impostor Syndrome is the domain of the high achiever. Those who set the bar low are rarely its victim. So if you are relating to what I\u2019m sharing, then pat yourself on the back because it\u2019s a sure sign that you aren\u2019t ready to settled into the ranks of mediocrity. Rather, you\u2019re likely to be a person who aims high and is committed to giving your very best to whatever endeavour you set your sights upon. A noble aim to be sure.<\/p>\n

But giving your best<\/em> is not the same as being the best<\/em>. Likewise, there\u2019s a distinct difference between trying to better yourself and being better than every one else. Overcoming the Imposter Syndrome requires self-acceptance: you don\u2019t have to attain perfection or mastery to be worthy of the success you\u2019ve achieved and any accolades you earn along the way. It\u2019s not about lowering the bar, it\u2019s about resetting it to a realistic level that doesn\u2019t leave you forever striving and feeling inadequate. You don\u2019t have to be Einstein to be a valuable asset to your organization and to those around you. Nor do you have to attain perfection to share something with the world that enriches people\u2019s lives in some way.<\/p>\n

Margie Warrell, “Afraid Of Being ‘Found Out?’ How To Overcome Impostor Syndrome”, Forbes<\/em><\/a>, 2014-04-03.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… the list of people who sometimes worry about being uncovered as an impostor is as impressive as it is long. Having to live with a nagging fear of being \u201cfound out\u201d as not being as smart or talented or deserving or experienced or (fill-in-the-blank) as people think is a common phenomenon. So common, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,41],"tags":[194,95,906,139],"class_list":["post-35650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-science","category-quotations","tag-fraud","tag-jobs","tag-mentalhealth","tag-psychology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/favicon.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2hpV6-9h0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35650"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42974,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35650\/revisions\/42974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}