How Do You Manage Imposter Syndrome?

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Julie Chen: I do feel like when you talk to people who you think are amazing at their job, they feel it. But then immediately I could see where you fall into imposter syndrome, right? She says finding a trusted advisor or mentor is helpful for her and she also believes in the power pose before going on stage. "I'm absolutely going to try that so much," Mm-Mm said of using third person pronouns.

Do you listen to this podcast because you're pretty sure that you're a professional fraud, and you're hoping-hoping-hoping that you will absorb enough knowledge to stay ahead of being exposed as such? Well, stop that negative self-talk! Impostor syndrome is a very real thing, and we've devoted a whole show to digging into it! Julie Hoyer and Val Kroll joined Moe on this International Women's Day episode to discuss the topic. It turns out that there has been a lot of research in the area, there ARE techniques for battling it, and it IS useful to hear how common it is! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.