Why You Feel Like an Impostor—and What You Can Do About It

Look at all those clients and staff members—what would think if they knew the real you? If they knew what a fraud you actually are?

If you've ever had thoughts like those, welcome: You're a fellow sufferer of imposter syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is that voice inside our heads that tells us we're not actually as good as everyone thinks we are; that we've got them all fooled. Everybody has this voice, and as psychotherapist Bonnie Skinner says, it's not actually your enemy. The trick is to learn how to respond to it.

Here's how to challenge that voice and put imposter syndrome to rest.

Links:

Imposter Syndrome
Crushing Imposter Syndrome
Two-Brain Summit 2021
Arbox
Two-Brain Programming
Gym Owners United

Contact:

bonnie@skinnerpsychotherapy.com

Timeline:

2:26 – What imposter syndrome is trying to protect us from.

7:21 – Projecting our thoughts onto others.

10:29 – Imposter syndrome and entrepreneurship.

11:35 – Coping with imposter syndrome and anxiety.

15:06 – When to “fake it ‘till you make it”—and when not to.

18:24 – Responding to the imposter in your head.

20:54 – Sharing your struggles with a community. 

25:08 – Not even the best of the best are immune to the syndrome.

25:57 – Bonnie Skinner at the Two-Brain Summit: The impact of the subconscious mind.

27:59 – What to do when anxiety and doubt creep in.

30:19 – Be average today so you can be magnificent tomorrow.

32:15 – How mentorship can help.