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@RCJohnson

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HELLO

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RC Johnson

Engineering Leader

@rcjohnson

onlynewmistakes.com

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TOR

IMPOS

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At Your Service

IMPOSTORS

Detecting

Overcoming

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DETECTING

THE

IMPOSTOR

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SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE

Anxiety/Stress

Low Self Confidence

Depression

Shame/Self-Doubt

Lower performance

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People will know I’m faking it.

I’ve just been lucky

This is what he expects to hear.

I’m not qualified to do this.

I’ll let someone else do it.

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MAKING AN IMPOSTOR

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KICKING

THE IMPOSTOR

TO THE CURB

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A CALLBACK

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COMBAT ALL THE FEELS

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Documentation

~Sohail Sangi

If it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen.

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G R O W

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What do you want/need to

accomplish?

Make it SMART!

Does the goal fit?

GOAL

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Where are we now?

What’s keeping me from

moving forward?

What do I not know?

Are there conflicts between

my goal and the reality?

REALITY

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How can I reach my goal?

Is there another way?

Can we change the reality?

What can I stop doing?

OPTIONS

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What’s my next (small) step?

When will I do that?

What’s next after that?

How can I stay motivated?

When will I review the progress?

WAY FORWARD

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IMPOSTOR,

AT YOUR

SERVICE

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drwayneandersen.com

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Personal Board of Directors

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All Areas of Your Life

Lilian Nyamongo 2013

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Goals > Reality > Options > Way forward�

Be excited when Impostor

Syndrome hits & hit it back!

�Who’s going to be on your

personal board of directors?�

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TAKEAWAYS

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Q&A

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RC Johnson

Engineering Leader

@rcjohnson

onlynewmistakes.com

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References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome�https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe9oSV9tZE0�https://t.co/dvZsVu7uIC�http://startupbros.com/21-ways-overcome-impostor-syndrome/�http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/10/new-research-on-the-impostor-cycle.html�https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_89.htm

http://elyseholladay.github.io/tigers/

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