Hacking your brain to control impostor syndrome

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This article was first published by The Maverick Paradox Magazine on 10/10/2024

“When multiple people believe in you, it might be time to believe them.” – Adam Grant  

There is hardly anyone left nowadays who has not heard about impostor syndrome, a psychological experience where people doubt their own skills and accomplishments and fear being exposed as a fake or a fraud. geralt

And yet impostor syndrome is not a clinical diagnosis. It is more appropriate to call it “impostor phenomenon” or “impostor experience”, according to Dr Pauline Rose Clance and Dr Suzanne Imes, two clinical psychologists, who introduced the term “impostor phenomenon” to describe “an internal experience of intellectual phoniness that appears to be particularly prevalent and intense among a sample of high achieving women” in their research paper published in 1978. Dr Clance argued in her 1985 book, that it is a phenomenon experienced by many and remembering that can help normalise it and overcome its potentially debilitating impact.

As an executive coach and mentor, I often work with clients who share with me that they struggle with impostor syndrome. I hear this from both male and female senior leaders from different sectors in different countries. What all of them have in common is that they are highly accomplished individuals.

Dr Bravata and her colleagues pointed out that while impostor syndrome is common among both men and women and across a range of age groups (from adolescents to late-stage professionals), its prevalence is particularly high among underrepresented minority groups.

Here are some science-based hacks to tame your impostor syndrome. …

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