Overcoming imposter syndrome
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Talk given to Rails Girls Bristol in March 2014. Personal journey with imposter syndrome and some ideas about how to overcome it. http://camillebaldock.co.uk/overcoming-impostor-syndrome/ Website: http://camillebaldock.co.uk Twitter: @camille_
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Overcoming imposter syndrome
- 1. Overcoming Impostor Syndrome Camille Baldock, @camille_, Software engineer camillebaldock.co.uk
- 2. People with impostor syndrome are unable to internalise their accomplishments and are convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved.
- 4. I’m not the most qualified person to give this presentation
- 5. I hope no-one finds out I’m faking it
- 6. Now I think about it, I’ve done some public speaking before.
- 7. Those had questions at the end, and it’s really hard to fake it during questions!
- 8. So there won’t be any questions at the end of this talk.
- 9. This will be my last public talk
- 10. Maybe I’ll just write a blog post about it
- 11. But the internet is huge! And there are better writers out there. No-one will read it..
- 12. So I’m going to keep those thoughts to myself
- 13. Stop that inner monologue
- 14. Get perspective
- 15. Talk about it
- 16. Don’t be afraid
- 17. You can do stuff too
- 18. Keep track of your accomplishments
- 19. Stay humble
- 20. Questions ?