After all, chances are you’re an impostor impostor. Acting with the knowledge from these articles, stave off impostor syndrome.
Leslie Odom, Jr., of Hamilton fame on wobbly steps and quitting before you’ve tried
New mantra: “‘What did you do in the absence of the ringing phone?'”
“How to deal with impostor syndrome when you’re treated as an impostor”
Impostor syndrome has a greater toll on members of minority groups because “a lack of representation can make minorities feel like outsiders, and discrimination creates even more stress and anxiety when coupled with impostorism, according to Kevin Cokley, a professor of educational psychology and African diaspora studies at the University of Texas at Austin.” This article also shares three tips for helping quell impostorism.
The #ShareYourRejections hashtag on Twitter
Started by poet/author Saeed Jones, this hashtag has individuals tweeting rejections that are inevitable with making art or living life. Many are about manuscripts and art that has been rejected (some of which you’ve heard of, some you haven’t), but some people are sharing life stories of rejection as well. In medias res, happy ending, and bottomless, this is time on social media that may actually make you feel less alone in your pursuit. Being rejected doesn’t make you an impostor—not doing the work does. (As an aside, I fully believe in that barstool aphorism: “Life’s rejections are God’s protections.”)
How I dealt with my own bout of an impostor syndrome freakout while trying to re-title my book
What is Rodeo in Reverse was Impostor from the Future. Yes, I even wanted the word impostor on the front cover, bigger than my name. On the spine, beside my name. I wanted everyone to know Lindsey Alexander = impostor, okay?
How to build a sense of a belonging to immunize yourself against impostor syndrome
Trust, playfulness, and writing down your accomplishments seem like they vaccinate against the worst of impostor syndrome. This isn’t to say you’ll never feel like an impostor again, but that you can manage the resources to move alongside that feeling rather than buying into it. Here are several ways (especially geared toward the workplace) to shake it off in the Florence and the Machine way. (Wo-oa-oah.)
