It’s NOT Imposter Syndrome

Summary

• Imposter syndrome often happens when you're trying something new and your thoughts haven't caught up with your actions. It's normal to feel nervous or anxious even if you're successful.

• Diffuse your thoughts from your feelings by recognizing that your mind may think or feel against what you're doing. Give yourself time to build evidence of your competence.

• Instead of buying into anxious thoughts, observe them and understand that feeling uneasy is normal when starting something new.

• Remember, it is common to feel one way internally and appear differently externally. Allow time for your internal feelings to align with your achievements.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest implementing a simple mindset shift for dealing with imposter syndrome. First, recognize that it's normal to feel nervous when trying something new. This happens because your mind is used to its comfort zone and hasn't caught up with your actions yet.

A good way of doing this is by writing down your achievements. Look at them regularly to build evidence of your competence. This will help your brain understand that you are capable and successful. The next time you feel anxious or doubtful, take a deep breath and remind yourself that it's a phase, and it's perfectly okay.

Another low-cost strategy is to observe your thoughts without judgment. When you notice negative thoughts, don't react immediately. Instead, watch them like they're clouds passing by. This takes practice but helps in slowly aligning your internal feelings with your external actions.

Lastly, talk to someone you trust about how you're feeling. Sharing your experiences can ease the burden and help you gain perspective. By acknowledging that it’s common to feel different inside than what others see outside, you can give yourself permission to take time and grow comfortably into your new role or challenge.

Patience is key. Allow the real evidence of your skills and successes to catch up with your feelings, making everything feel more aligned over time.

Full Transcript

all right let's break down what this really means because I think most people just go with a bunch of voodoo that they hear on social media usually imposter syndrome is because you are taking action on something that for a long time you haven't and so your brain is somewhat disassociated from the action you're taking basically diffusing your thoughts from your feelings and so you still have these thoughts and these feelings that might think and feel against what you're doing so you might be doing things are very successful you still feel nervous anxiety all these things and you just need to give yourself time to catch up because eventually once you've done enough you've created enough evidence for your brain to support that you have now built competence in this area it will start quieting down on the other side the key is not to listen to your brain buy into it just to observe it and recognize that that's normal whenever you start anything new even if you're doing really well from the outside it might not feel that way on the inside and that's completely normal