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Girl Geeks Dinner Imposter Syndrome

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Imposter SyndromeI’m qualified to give this presentation… I think

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● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

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● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

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Clance and Imes: 1978

● Do not feel an internal sense of success despite evidence of achievement

● A persistent fear of being exposed as an imposter or fraud

What is imposter syndrome?

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Feeling like a fake

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Attributing success to luck

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Discounting success

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Problems

Anxiety or depression Burnout Not taking risks

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~70% have felt itSakulku 2011

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● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

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Dunning Kruger EffectKruger 1999

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Dunning Kruger Effect

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Dunning Kruger Effect

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Conscious Competence

Conscious Incompetence

Conscious Competence

Unconscious Competence

Unconscious Incompetence

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● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

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Family Labels

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High expectations

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Family conflict

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Not belonging

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I must be gaining weight

What’s wrong with these pants?

Women versus Men

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Reflection

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● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

Outline

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Working hard

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Working hard

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Suppressing opinions

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Avoiding displays of confidence

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Using charm

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● What is imposter syndrome?● Other models● What causes it● How we maintain it● Strategies for combating it● Questions

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Act the part

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Talk about it

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Mentorship

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Be honest and authentic

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Channel your energy into learning

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Peer reviews

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Find that kernel of confidence

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The beauty of the impostor syndrome is you vacillate between extreme egomania and a complete feeling of: 'I'm a fraud! Oh God, they're on to me! I'm a fraud!' So you just try to ride the egomania when it comes and enjoy it, and then slide through the idea of fraud.— TINA FEY

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Cycles

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Articles to ReadHow to Beat the Imposter Syndrome Feeling. Christian Jarrett. 99u. http://99u.com/articles/54774/how-to-beat-the-imposter-syndrome-feeling

Overcome Impostor Syndrome: What to Do when You Feel Like a Fraud. Lifehacker. http://lifehacker.com/overcoming-impostor-syndrome-what-to-do-when-you-feel-1651827849

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BibliographyClance, Pauline R., and Suzanne A. Imes. "The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention." Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice 15.3 (1978): 241-47. http://www.paulineroseclance.com/pdf/ip_high_achieving_women.pdf.

Kruger, Justin and David Dunning. “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 77.6 (1999): 1121-1134. http://new.avaresearch.com/files/UnskilledAndUnawareOfIt.pdf

Sakulku, Jaruwan and James Alexander. “The Imposter Phenomenon.” International Journal of Behavioral Science 6.1 (2011): 73-92. http://bsris.swu.ac.th/journal/i6/6-6_Jaruwan_73-92.pdf