From Imposter Syndrome to Owning Your Worth

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Hi friends

Before I started writing these letters, it took a long time to be able to put pen to paper. Decades if I’m totally honest, as I dreamed of being a writer from the age of 15. Why would anyone read my work? Even though I had good feedback, qualifications to Masters level in my subject, oodles of passion, experience and commitment, it still took a long while to imagine there could be a place for me here. They are all better than me. I don’t belong. I’m not a real writer. Don’t be embarrassing. I feared that no one would be interested, and it would be another failure added to my pile.

What people don’t realise is that imposter syndrome is just a cognitive process.

How Impostor Syndrome Shows Up

• An internal process that can lead to anxiety, stress, low self worth and a fear.

• The feeling of being a fraud, despite all your hard work, skills or qualifications.

• Believing you don’t deserve success.

• Feeling you don’t belong.

• Feeling not good enough, not truly qualified, even though your track record, evidence and how others experience you says otherwise.

• Believing others will "find out" you’re not as competent as they first think.

• Not trusting that you can ride out mistakes, challenges, or responsibility, when you can.

• The false stories keep us stuck in a stifling ‘comfort’ zone.

• It may protect us from risking the judgment of others, but the price is much worse.

• It prevents you pursuing new opportunities, promotions, new projects, friendships, relationships, or joining classes you might enjoy.