• Feel that other people have an over inflated view of you?
• Attribute any success you have to luck being in ‘the right place at the right time’
• Fearful of being ‘found out’
• Feel like a fraud
• Overworking and over achieving to avoid failure
• Find it uncomfortable accepting praise
• Believe that it can’t be that difficult and anyone can do it!
• Focusing more on what you can’t do, rather than valuing what you can do!
These are some of the common indicators of feeling like an Imposter!
What is causing your imposter feeling?
When working with my clients the first thing we do is spend some time reflecting, to identify what is causing those imposter feelings.
Here are some questions to help you reflect:
• What triggers this response?
• When does this happen?
• Where does this happen?
• With whom does this happen?
If you are struggling to identify when this happens, keep a journal for a week and write down every time you feel or think this way. Capturing when, where and with whom it happens. This can help you see patterns when this occurs.
Now, let’s think a little deeper about your triggers and the impact this has:
• What do you notice happening both physically and emotionally when you are thinking and feeling like this?
• What is it you fear the most?
• What is the belief that is holding you back?
• How much time and energy does this take?
• What is this stopping you doing?
Spending time reflecting to uncover what is causing this for you and the impact it has is an important first step. This will enable you to create strategies and coping mechanisms that work for you, so when these feelings emerge you can take more control of the outcome and choose how you respond in that moment.
If you have found this post useful, please join me again where we will continue to challenge your Imposter within!
