collection of feelings of inadequacy. • It is experienced internally as chronic self-doubt, and feelings of intellectual fraudulence. • 70% of people feel this way, according to a study in the International Journal of Behavioral Science. It is basically a feeling that you are not really a successful, smart and competent. That you are only imposing as such. “
less willing to put themselves forward, feeling that they are not qualified, for example: – not applying for jobs, promotions, and other employment opportunities; – not submitting papers to conferences or journals; – disclaiming or understating their experience/skill when speaking or writing; – nervousness about talking to others in their field, especially if those others are perceived as highly skilled/experienced; – feeling like a fraud; – worrying that someone will find out their lack of qualifications and fire them; – having higher stress; – overpreparing for tasks; – attributing successes to chance or luck;
into three sub categories. Categories Tendency Normally say Feeling like a fake To believe that one does not deserve his or her success or professional position and that somehow other have been deceived into thinking otherwise "I can give the impression that I am more competent than I really am" "I am often afraid that others will discover how much knowledge I really lack" Attributing success to luck To attribute success to luck or to other external reasons and not to your own internal abilities. "I just got lucky this time" "it was a fluke" Discounting success To downplay success and discount it. “It is not a big deal" “It was not important"
BECOME IT • Recognize that it exists; • Own your achievements, don’t attribute your successes to luck; • Focus on the value you provide; • Comparisons suck, so stop using them; • Keep a record of the nice things people say about you and embrace the positive feedbacks with objectivity and internalize it. • Don’t talk about your abilities or successes with words like "merely," "only," "simply," etc. Be confident! • Take risks, and get our of your comfort zone; • Remember that it’s okay to seek help from others, and that even the best do it. • Accept the fact that there are things that you do not know, there are things that you will never know and there are things that you can decide to learn.
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