Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Course - 1 Day

Imposter syndrome is a state of mind characterized by the feeling that a person's "true" inner identity is different from, and less than, its outer expression. People with imposter syndrome worry that others will discover that they are "not as good as they have been pretending to be" and that they will be revealed as an "imposter." This feeling creates a host of self-doubts and worries in the minds of sufferers. Imposter syndrome is a feeling of disconnect between the inward identity of a personality and its outward expression. Imposter syndrome often brings feelings of self-doubt and anxiety. Sufferers fear they will soon be "discovered" by their friends, colleagues, and family, who will recognize their outward projection of their character is a "fake" or a "fraud."

The cause of imposter syndrome is a mind that holds a poor self-image, which is the concept a person holds about their own abilities, limitations, potentialities, and where they "fit in" and where they don't.

To resolve imposter syndrome, we must remove its causes and replace them with a new set of causes that lead to full integration of the personality and a corresponding sense of genuine self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence. We achieve this goal by learning and applying the following course content.

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a description of the fact that our results are created by our actions, which are the expressions of feelings, which are the products of our thoughts. If we improve our thought habits, we change our feelings, our behaviours, and our results. And it is important to recognise that UNLESS we improve our thoughts-habits, then nothing will improve.

Thoughts and beliefs underpin every aspect of our lives, and they affect our results. Our most fundamental belief is our self-image, which is the basic belief we hold about who we are, our potentialities, limitations, and where we fit into the social hierarchy.

Self-esteem is a measure of the health of our self-image. Self-esteem is a psychological need, and people can derive a healthy self-esteem by following a RAPID formula which we will cover in the course. RAPID stands for minds that are rational, active, purposeful, independent, decisive.

People who lack genuine self-confidence often attempt to create the illusion of self-confidence by projecting five kinds of false images in the hope that other people will believe they have characteristics they don’t possess. The five kinds are: The Most Popular, The Most Frightening, The Best, The Most Virtuous, The Rebel. We will look at these "fake projections" and prove they never work and cannot produce genuine self-confidence that the RAPID Method gives.

We act in accordance with our beliefs, and we can do only what we believe we can do. Most people underestimate their potential, and they overestimate other people, which results in feelings of inferiority. We must gain a rational understanding of what is possible for us and what is not. We must identify and eliminate any limiting beliefs

We will do an exercise in which we will identify limiting beliefs and replace them with more empowering alternatives.

How do we know what we think is true is actually true? How can we gain certainty? There are 12 methods that people use to validate their knowledge, but 8 of them are faulty, and only four of them can give certain knowledge. We will discover how to gain a sense of certainty and how to avoid endless self-doubts.

We will use the above methods to generate a plan to create a strong self-concept, and what we call rational optimism.

Thoughts and feelings must be integrated with daily actions, and they become habits which generate better results. We will develop a set of habits that will resolve our problems

We will look at the benefits of implementing these strategies. Personal action plans; and close.