Workplace bullying can knock your confidence and trigger imposter syndrome. It can lead you to doubting yourself, your work and even your career. Here’s the steps you can take to change it. To get rid of imposter syndrome, take the 8-week Inner Success programme.
Matthew had been dangerously close to burnout. As managing director of a £22M company, he worked very long hours and felt constantly against deadlines. He spent long periods procrastinating, unable to move forwards because he needed his work and presentations to be perfect first. He then spent long hours tweaking and refining things. Matthew was
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As a leader, you want to make good decisions – for your team, your business, your family, and, of course, for yourself. But with imposter syndrome, there is no ‘of course’ when making decisions that involve you. It colours your judgement in decisions that affect you personally and can prevent you from making the
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This photo was part of a clever Aprils Fools post by Daniel Priestley this year. It was delectable clickbait and a light-hearted, topical joke. But what made it so funny? The heart of comedy is a twist on the normal. Many a true word is said in jest, after all. So maybe there’s a little
‘Internet wisdom’ often says that imposter syndrome affects women more than men. But this is not true. And this is very damaging. They quote research that suggests it’s true, but that research has a terrible flaw – it’s measuring the wrong thing! Imposter syndrome affects men and women equally. This video shows why;
Simon* is a business advisor and consultant who was suffering from self-doubt, self-criticism and over-thinking. His imposter syndrome behaviours included procrastination, comparing and holding himself back. Simon had delayed applying for director-level positions over the previous three years. Not only was he frustrated by his self-doubt, he wanted to understand why. He was also keen
Imposter syndrome is the secret feeling of being a fraud when you’re not. And the fear of being found out and it affects seven out of 10 of the most highly capable, highly successful people at some point in their careers, men and women equally. Imposter syndrome creates confusion, isolation and stress. Confusion It is
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Why do soft skills often get relegated as ‘nice to have’ and not considered to be essential compared to hard skills? It seems they are thought to be subjective, not measurable, or not teachable in a systematic, repeatable way. Perhaps the human element of soft skills that makes them appear unpredictable, having too many variables.
#24 – Imposter Syndrome with Tara Halliday! In this episode, Alex Seery is joined by Imposter Syndrome expert Tara Halliday. Tara is a coach, speaker, trainer and international #1 best-selling author of Unmasking. She has been a coach and holistic therapist for 20 years, and, with a PhD in engineering, she brings a practical and
It’s time to get rid of any shame around imposter syndrome – the secret feeling of being a fraud, when you’re not, that plagues 70% or more high-achievers at some point in their lives. I hear people ‘confess’ to having imposter syndrome all the time, based on the idea that it somehow makes them less
