Just wondering if anyone is experiencing some form of "imposter syndrome" as you apply for jobs. The self-talk about you couldn't possible do that job, or wouldn't be good at it. I would appreciate hearing any of your ideas on how you work through this very real feeling. Thanks
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Imposter Syndrome shows up for me all the time when applying for jobs--and plenty of times just during my Peppercorn adventures too!
Everything everyone's said already has also been helpful for me.
An additional idea I'll share is that I've been working to update one of my internal tools to work with my own Imposter Syndrome, which used to only entail me flooding the insecure thoughts with supportive ones.
That being said, I know my brain's in the habit of feeling Super Insecure About Everything, Often (TM) and flooding it with positive thinking isn't always enough to get my Anxiety Spiral to shut up for long. To try to help with this, I've been working on finding my own examples of past success to literally remind me of what I've already done and talking myself through it--out loud.
Sounds a little familiar, like the Success Briefs exercise, yeah? This is one of the many reasons I'm really digging my Peppercorn experience--the skills are truly cross-functional; completing Phase 1 exercises directly helped me improve something important to me in my personal and professional life.
It does take more time and emotional energy to remember to stop myself and think of specific examples to combat the insecure thought. And, it's also been more effective in helping me decrease the amount of Imposter Syndrome that pops up than the tool I was using prior.
Ex: Insecure thought: "I don't know who I'm kidding to think I could do this job; it's way too much, I don't have the experience."
Former coping skill: "I've done a lot of things, my experience might look different from other people, but it helps set me apart." This is fine, and I've realized lately it hasn't been helping as much. I decided to try altering it a bit.
New coping skill I'm practicing: "I've done a lot of things that give me relevant experience. Remember that time I did x, y, or z relevant thing? I felt similarly then and I found ways to work through it then, so I believe I'll be able to work through this new situation, too." I think adding something like describing the type of skill set(s) I utilized would probably be the next step for me, once this becomes more palatable to my brain.
Anyways, I hope any of this either rings true or helps. I think it's safe to say we all live with Imposter Syndrome issues all the time, and we aren't as alone as our brains might like to imply :)