Imposter syndrome, anyone have it?

That’s not imposter syndrome

Everyone is an imposter. Just egos fronting with each other. 99% of people are completely full of shite.

I have a good friend who has it. He's VP of sales for a Fortune 100 company. He's gone from salesman to manager, to regional manager, to regional VP. Now hes VP over the entire country. Last year they named him executive of the year. His stock options are worth enough to where he's going to retire in 7 years at 56 years old.

But he claims that at every annual review he's convinced that he's about to be fired. When he gets up to give a presentation he thinks everyone is laughing at him because he doesn't know what he's talking about.

It's a weird combination of fascinating and sad to listen to him try to explain it.

He's fully aware of the syndrome and aware that it's an emotional disorder. He just doesn't know what to do about it.

Are you afraid of failing? You're already failing by not trying. Let that sink in.

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if (fill in the blank’s name of someone who is a complete moron) can do it, then I am more than enough.

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I usually use myself in that analogy

I definitely feel it in my office. I think, based on feedback alone, that I'm a top performer, but given that I am younger than my colleagues, I often feel inadequate and like i'm out of my league being there.

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I usually use myself in that analogy

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I tell people to use me in their’s. I just own it. I’m an arse clown, and that’s okay. Anybody can fly a widget I guess. Who knew.

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He's fully aware of the syndrome and aware that it's an emotional disorder. He just doesn't know what to do about it.

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But at least he's actually taking the positions. Kudos to him.

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Imposter syndrome

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fancy zoomer way to say “self doubt” which is completely normal

Don’t overthink. Celebrate you