How I get past IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
If you know what impostor syndrome means and you actually feel it sometimes – or all the time – welcome to the club of high-achieving people.
Impostor syndrome is something we – superachievers – feel at some point along the way when we’re striving for greatness in our lives and our careers.
To achieve more we MUST go past our COMFORT ZONE and experience new and unexpected challenges.
AND, of course, you may feel you’re NOT prepared at all or enough for overcoming those challenges… and that usually triggers impostor syndrome.
But it doesn’t mean you’re a fraud and that you’re not capable of doing it.
It’s easy to doubt your abilities in those challenging moments, but it’s JUST part of the process.
These are 3 STEPS I take when I feel IMPOSTOR SYNDROME coming:
ASK WHY AM I FEELING THIS WAY?
Ask yourself this question and once you answer it, keep asking yourself why and why… until you feel you’ve reached the very core reason why you’re experiencing that feeling.
When you understand that, just say “THANK YOU” and let the feeling go.
This practice requires you to be able to face some limiting beliefs you have about yourself that you maybe didn’t even notice before.
It’s uncomfortable at the beginning, but if you approach it with honesty, kindness, and understanding towards yourself, at some point impostor syndrome doesn’t seem so strong and starts fading away.
BLOCK EXTERNAL INPUTS
Most of the time when we feel impostor syndrome it’s a result of a series of external inputs that we received especially from social media, Youtube, blogs, podcasts, etc.
Those inputs usually trigger comparisons with others that fuel negative thoughts like: “I’m not enough” “He’s/she’s more talented than me”, “I don’t have x degree”, “I’m not experienced enough”, etc.
AND all of it comes together in a mixed feeling of fear and failure inside us that triggers impostor syndrome big time.
When this happens what you can DO is actively STOP for a while the use of social media, Youtube, and certain blogs or podcasts.
AND just decide consciously which are going to be THE ONLY external inputs you’re going to let come in.
It’s a detox and cleansing exercise that really helps to achieve more and concentrate on yourself rather than others.
Personally, actively blocking certain external inputs, it’s been life-changing, because it allowed my mind to FOCUS on myself and what I’m capable of, instead of being redirected to think about how others are doing it better than me.
COMMIT TO DOING A CHALLENGING TASK
Figure out what is it that you’d love to achieve to make YOU feel PROUD of YOURSELF..
A year ago I asked myself: “What is it that would make me feel I’m a WRITER?”
For me, it was committing for ONE WHOLE YEAR to work on my writing daily and WRITE AN ENTIRE BOOK on self-development.
Of course, I didn’t know if I could do it. BUT I embraced the fear and I TOOK ACTION towards my goal because I knew that if I was able to finish it, I’d have proven to myself that indeed I was a WRITER inside me.
Because in the journey of achieving that goal, you’ll acquire the internal growth you need to understand that you’re already a composer inside you…
AND the confidence to show it to the world.
xx Alicia
Alicia Carrasco
Mom, entrepreneur, author
I left my job as a teacher in 2015 to start an online education company with my husband that nowadays has over 8,000 students with a turnover of seven figures. I want to share with you how to achieve your best self.
How I get past IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
If you know what impostor syndrome means and you actually feel it sometimes – or all the time – welcome to the club of high-achieving people.
Impostor syndrome is something we – superachievers – feel at some point along the way when we’re striving for greatness in our lives and our careers.
To achieve more we MUST go past our COMFORT ZONE and experience new and unexpected challenges.
AND, of course, you may feel you’re NOT prepared at all or enough for overcoming those challenges… and that usually triggers impostor syndrome.
But it doesn’t mean you’re a fraud and that you’re not capable of doing it.
It’s easy to doubt your abilities in those challenging moments, but it’s JUST part of the process.
These are 3 STEPS I take when I feel IMPOSTOR SYNDROME coming:
ASK WHY AM I FEELING THIS WAY?
Ask yourself this question and once you answer it, keep asking yourself why and why… until you feel you’ve reached the very core reason why you’re experiencing that feeling.
When you understand that, just say “THANK YOU” and let the feeling go.
This practice requires you to be able to face some limiting beliefs you have about yourself that you maybe didn’t even notice before.
It’s uncomfortable at the beginning, but if you approach it with honesty, kindness, and understanding towards yourself, at some point impostor syndrome doesn’t seem so strong and starts fading away.
BLOCK EXTERNAL INPUTS
Most of the time when we feel impostor syndrome it’s a result of a series of external inputs that we received especially from social media, Youtube, blogs, podcasts, etc.
Those inputs usually trigger comparisons with others that fuel negative thoughts like: “I’m not enough” “He’s/she’s more talented than me”, “I don’t have x degree”, “I’m not experienced enough”, etc.
AND all of it comes together in a mixed feeling of fear and failure inside us that triggers impostor syndrome big time.
When this happens what you can DO is actively STOP for a while the use of social media, Youtube, and certain blogs or podcasts.
AND just decide consciously which are going to be THE ONLY external inputs you’re going to let come in.
It’s a detox and cleansing exercise that really helps to achieve more and concentrate on yourself rather than others.
Personally, actively blocking certain external inputs, it’s been life-changing, because it allowed my mind to FOCUS on myself and what I’m capable of, instead of being redirected to think about how others are doing it better than me.
COMMIT TO DOING A CHALLENGING TASK
Figure out what is it that you’d love to achieve to make YOU feel PROUD of YOURSELF..
A year ago I asked myself: “What is it that would make me feel I’m a WRITER?”
For me, it was committing for ONE WHOLE YEAR to work on my writing daily and WRITE AN ENTIRE BOOK on self-development.
Of course, I didn’t know if I could do it. BUT I embraced the fear and I TOOK ACTION towards my goal because I knew that if I was able to finish it, I’d have proven to myself that indeed I was a WRITER inside me.
Because in the journey of achieving that goal, you’ll acquire the internal growth you need to understand that you’re already a composer inside you…
AND the confidence to show it to the world.
xx Alicia
