Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?
Kira, a highly educated and experienced marketing professional, has just been promoted to a senior role in their company and is battling with imposter syndrome. What should they do?
This is one of the most frequently asked questions on Kira's mind.
Kira, a highly educated and experienced marketing professional, has just been promoted to a senior role in their company. After going through a series of tough interviews, Kira was offered this coveted position.
Kira couldn't believe it! 'What did they see in me to give me this role?' Kira asked. Do I have what it takes to do this?
Despite Kira's years of hard work and dedication, Kira didn't feel worthy of the role. They are wondering if they truly deserve this senior role or if they had simply fooled everyone at the interviews.
Kira is also grappling with an overwhelming sense of self-doubt and inadequacy. Kira doesn't feel enough!
To cope with this situation, Kira is running on autopilot to prove that they are worthy of the role. They would say yes to everything because they do not want to come across as incompetent.
Because of this internal war, Kira feels compelled to present a false or exaggerated version of themselves to mask their perceived inadequacies.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐.
Kira would often lie awake at night, replaying their perceived failures and shortcomings in their mind. The joy and excitement at the start have been replaced by a constant fear of exposure and a deep sense of inferiority.
Kira has been diagnosed with a condition known as imposter syndrome. A common condition among many professionals regardless of their level of success or expertise.
What should Kira do?
๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ'๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ? ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ'๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ?
๐:๐: For the rest of this week, I will be writing about imposter syndrome, how it undermines authenticity, and how we can lay it to rest forever!
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ .
You're a gem ๐, remember that. Keep living your bedazzled life, one day at a time.
