Imposter

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Imposter Syndrome

The effects:
You don’t deserve the position.
You are the ‘only one’.
Why should I care that you are the ‘only one’?
Do you belong?

Underrepresented minorities in a majority centered space can be particularly susceptible to feeling this definition of ‘imposter syndrome’.

You don’t get the same resources.
Opportunities for critical experiences are not presented to you.
You do not get audiences with influential team members.
You feel isolated.
Others assume you are not a team player.
You don’t see leaders who look like you, so you think, WE don’t make it to that level.

Senior leaders have to take pro-active and sometimes ‘additional’ workload and accountability to address imposter syndrome effects.

We must have EMPATHY.

Independent of what others may think, we can address what is in our control.

We can be BUILT Up, not PUFFED up.

Develop a foundation that is well-earned, it comes with a confidence that is unfailing.

Show up Everyday
Establish Receipts
Persevere
Be afraid, but go on in any way
Compete only with yourself
Respond versus react

You will come to understand that MOST people respect well-earned knowledge and hard work, no matter their bias.

You become hard to IGNORE.

When you are puffed up (without a confidence well-earned), you can sometimes get sucked into emotions where you MAY feel you have something to prove.

You may feel like an IMPOSTER.

Enjoy the moments engaging with what you do well.

Embrace the mundane, the grind, the hustle in getting BUILT Up and you will never have to worry about feeling PUFFED Up.

Stand Tall.

Get BUILT Up.

You will outlast all those who may try to suggest you are an imposter.

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