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1. Intro: Have you ever looked
at the list of your achievements and no
matter how great they are, you felt like it's not enough. Even prominent individuals
like Albert Einstein or Maya Engel experienced
Imposter syndrome. You feel like I just got lucky or they're going to
catch me in my game, I fooled everybody. I'm in knowledge. Those are very common feelings and millions of people
experience them, starting with
students, up to CEOs. My name is Sasha and I have very impressive
achievements both in career and also in working
in my small business. However, I did experience some of the signs of imposter
syndrome myself. I'd like to help you with some techniques that I
used to handle this, to tame the beast, and to
open up new roads for you. When I first started my
handmade jewelry business, when I first started
my spiritual practice, and I said, okay, nine to five grind is not
exactly always for me. I want to build my own vision
and work for myself and give all that energy and passion to something
that is mine, that is driven by my purpose, my passion, my vision. I felt a lot of
imposture syndrome. I felt like I wasn't ready. Maybe sometimes I avoided
the opportunities. I had a lot of concerns
about failure. But reframing my mindset,
tracking my wins, and learning to lean
into my strings, that's when everything shifted. I'll show you how to
do the same today. Trust me, I understand how debilitating Imposter
syndrome can be. In spite of having MBA degree, in spite of being a multicultural
multi anguage speaker, in spite of having three
higher educations and a bunch of career
achievements in large corporations
like Unilever, LG, and the Coca Cola Company. I always I frequently felt like I do not deserve all these successes
and they're not about me. I used to feel like I didn't belong and that I
shouldn't try harder, that I shouldn't be
teaching anybody. I shouldn't be doing many
things that I've done. However, I learned how to tame it with a few techniques that I'm going to
share in this video. I've developed some
actionable practices to overcome this mindset and
help others to do the same. Today, I'm going to share
these strategies with you.
2. What is Impostor Syndrome and Why It Appears?: Today we're going to look at the nature of impostor syndrome and six ways that's showing up in your life and
even more important, we're going to go through
some practical solutions on how you can overcome it
to feel more liberated, stronger in business, stronger
in self actualization, so that you're not let
down by those feelings. You take them away.
Impostor syndrome is the persistent feeling
of being not good enough in spite of all the evidence that is
saying something opposite. No matter how much evidence and how many
achievements you get, you never feel right, you
never feel like you belong. It's that tricky voice
in your head that keeps on saying you're
not good enough, you don't deserve this success. You should do this on top of
what you've already done. Why it happens. The reason number one reason for that
is your perfectionism. For example, you give
all of yourself to a task and you're just trying
to make it flaw is perfect. But if it's not good enough, if there's a little flaw, then you can't put it out there. You are totally paralyzed
by perfectionism. Reason number two for imposture syndrome
is fear of failure. We are projecting negative
scenarios either from our childhood or maybe from something that
happened in the past, O negative experience
is blocking us from action because we think that
if there's a little flaw, if there's a little sign
that things might go wrong, then I shouldn't do anything. That's why it's a huge blocker of your success and your growth. And number three is seeking validation from others and relying heavily
on their opinion. You have to understand that you will lose your personality
and your essence. If you try to please others, you will dissolve in this. And this impostor syndrome can really drag you down
and impact your business, your career, your
self development, and also your relationships.
3. 9 Ways to Handle Impostor Syndrome on The Spot: I'm going to help you work
with some of the ways that you can process and handle
your impostor syndrome. Number one, you need to
identify your core beliefs. Start by asking yourself, what is the story that
I'm telling myself? You need to write down all your top self doubts
if you feel you're not qualified for a job or for starting your own
business, write it down. Challenge de beliefs. You make two column exercise. In column one, you write down the doubt and
in column two, write a counter based on the
facts from your biography. For example, if you
feel like you're not qualified to start
your own business, you can say that
you have a degree, you have experience,
you have training, personal qualities,
a network of people, a network of clients
who you've helped. You have years of experience, and when you see it in writing, it's just easier to go from
emotion behind the thought. Another way to handle impostor syndrome is to
use neutral language. Replace, I'm terrible at this I'm still
learning this skill. I'm going to take some time,
but I'm going to get there. Shift I failed that didn't
work out as planned, but I've learned so much from it again so many insights that I'm going to be more
prepared than anybody else in case the
situation ever repeats. You should also focus
on effort over outcome. Instead of aiming for
perfection, focus on progress. Celebrate learning and growing rather than flawless execution. I'm going to teach you
some techniques that I use to overcome
imposter syndrome. I started with celebrating
even the smallest wins. Break big goals into small actionable steps
and for each steps, you need to cheer
yourself up and to acknowledge your effort
and your results. If you're working on a project, instead of waiting to
celebrate the big achievement, start recognizing when you have completed a significant
section of the project. Number two, is seeking and
valuing feedback from others. Ask for constructive
feedback from your peers, from your mentors, from
friends and family, recognize these comments
as being genie rather than brushing them away like
you always do as politeness. Keep a success journal. At the end of each day, jot down three things
you did well no matter what they are
and how small they are. Over time, this builds a
record of your growth and capabilities and you can read how much you actually
achieve each day. Ground yourself
through breathing. When doubt creeps in, pause and take deep slow breath. Especially the technique of four count breath when you take two counts to take your breath in and two counts
to breathe out. Focus on the present moment
and remind yourself I am capable and you will immediately feel more confident
and more calm.
4. Long Term Strategies: I would also like to share some long term strategies to fighting and poster syndrome. Number one is discipline
over motivation. Rely on consistent habits rather than fleeting
feelings of motivation. Motivation is flaky. Is there one day and it's
absent the other day. It's more reliable to use a routine that
aligns with your goal. For instance, set
aside time daily to focus on areas when
you don't feel confident. Number two, build
a support system, surround yourself with
people who uplift you rather than people who are negative or critical of you. Whether it's mentor or
friend, having others, having a supportive
intentional community is super important to affirm your words and help you tame, inadequate,
self doubt. Another thing you need to do
is embrace your mistakes. You need to humanize failure and really
admit that it exists. There is absolutely no success without a few failures behind. So instead of seeing it as
another reason why you're not good enough or it's inadequate
what you're looking for, what your dream is, frame
it as an important, necessary part of
learning and growth. Visualize success. Take a moment each morning to visualize
yourself succeeding. Imagine the confidence
and pride you will feel. Connect to your higher self. This primes your brain to
focus on positive outcomes instead of the negative
scenarios that are also a part of
imposter syndrome. It's vital to also understand
and see the bigger picture. Tie your goals to
deeper purpose, to your values that
you believe in. When your work is valuable
in your own eyes, when you feel it's a
contribution to a larger cause, it's much easier to push
past feelings of inadequacy. Imposter syndrome
can be challenging, but it's not a life sentence. By recognizing and reframing your negative beliefs and using actionable techniques
like some of the ones that I shared today,
you can overcome it. Remember that success is by
far not about being perfect. It's about showing up,
trying all over again, and growing through the process. Trust yourself. You're more capable than you think you are. Start today by writing down one self doubt and challenging
it with some evidence. It's the first step towards
freeing yourself from impostor syndrome and I
know the gripe is tight, but you are totally able to
do it. I believe in you. Imposter syndrome
can be challenging, but it's not a life sentence. By recognizing and reframing your negative beliefs and using actionable techniques
like some of the ones that I shared today,
you can overcome it. Remember that success is by
far not about being perfect. It's about showing up,
trying all over again, and growing through the process. Trust yourself. You're more capable than you think you are. Start today by writing down one self doubt and challenging
it with some evidence. It's the first step towards
freeing yourself from impostor syndrome and I
know the gripe is tight, but you are totally able to
do it. I believe in you.
Sasha Zinevych, tarot reader, artist
