Worried that people will 'find out', that you will be exposed as a fraud, that you don't really have any idea what you're doing?

Our friend Zanne returns for a convo about Imposter Phenomenon.

And guess what's one of the solutions? Normalising it by sharing it. And that's what we're here for....welcome to The Sharing Space.

Hope you enjoy and if you want to contact us with any of your thoughts you can do so here: thesharingspacepodcast@gmail.com

00:00:37 Intro

00:02:22 Our Definitions of Imposter Syndrome

00:04:43 Public Speaking Anxiety and Experiences

00:06:30 Self-Doubt vs. Imposter Syndrome

00:07:27 A Career Luck Story & Resulting Imposter Phenomenon

00:09:52 External vs. Internal Reality

00:11:56 Trying to be Normal and the Fear of Being "Found Out"

00:12:22 Social Anxiety and Imposter Phenomenon

00:13:52 Staying in Your Comfort Zone

00:15:18 3 Ways We Discount Success: Luck, Charisma, Hard Work

00:18:33 Comfort Zones & Imposter Syndrome

00:19:42 The Imposter Cycle: Procrastination vs. Over-Preparing

00:21:34 ADHD, Brain RAM and Managing Distractions

00:22:04 How Open Loops and Unfinished Tasks Cause Anxiety

00:25:06 Getting Away With It

00:25:36 Identity and Self-Image mismatch

00:27:26 Fear of Success and Self-Sabotage

00:30:41 Showing Your Worth around Peers and Authority Figures

00:31:53 5 Imposter Syndrome Archetypes: The Perfectionist & The Natural Genius

00:33:04 The Soloist Archetype: Asking for Help Feels Like Incompetence

00:33:43 The Expert Archetype: The Constant Pursuit of Self-Improvement

00:35:16 The Dunning-Kruger Effect: The More You Know The Less Confident You Feel

00:36:30 The Superperson Archetype: Burnout and the Gifted Child

00:39:04 Albert Einstein and Celebrity Imposter Syndrome

00:40:44 Strategy: Sharing Your Worries Normalises Imposter Phenomenon

00:41:29 The Power of Social Connection and Podcast Communities for Mental Health

00:42:22 Environmental Effects on Confidence

00:45:20 You Don’t See What Others Go Through

00:46:08 Target Fixation: Focusing on Negatives Creates Negative Outcomes

00:47:01 Positive Reinforcement

00:49:15 Reframing Anxiety into Excitement: The Radical Positivity Approach

00:51:19 Developing a Growth Mindset vs. a Fixed Mindset

00:53:30 Different Causes

00:56:10 Shock Your Subconscious into Submission

00:57:25 Medication Experience

00:58:06 Regular Comfort Zone Expansion to Increase Your Baseline

Conversationalists: Kat, Luke, Crispin

Finding the life To Do list never gets any smaller? Struggling to fit it all in? Avoiding small tasks because your mind just can't deal with another job?

Us too!!

We know we should be spending time on rest and recovery to recharge ourselves but it's easier said than done, right?

Check out our experiences, thoughts and potential strategies.

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Bounce Back-ability, Flexibility, Growth Mindset. However you want to describe it, Resilience is the topic for this episode. Luke & Crispin are joined by Kat and Ray for a chat around experiences, fluctuating resilience levels and our current strategies.

Hope you enjoy and if you want to contact us with any of your thoughts you can do so here: thesharingspacepodcast@gmail.com