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<speak> <emphasis level="strong">Overcoming Impostor Syndrome</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">Session 1</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">Introduction to Impostor Syndrome</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">WHAT IS IMPOSTOR SYNDROME</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> The term impostor syndrome was identified in 1978 by psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes, and at the beginning, it only referred to women. It refers to the incapability of acknowledging your skills, doubting everything you do, and fearing being exposed as a "fraud." <break strength="x-strong"/> Some of the commonly used phrases include - <break strength="x-strong"/> "I just don't know if I know enough."<break strength="x-strong"/> "This happened because I was lucky."<break strength="x-strong"/>  "I don't think I can do this because what happens if I'm not capable?"<break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">CASE SCENARIO</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">Imagine this situation:</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> You present a proposal before your client, it gets approved, and you tell yourself that it was by luck that they liked your presentation.<break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">Or this situation:</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> You got a promotion at work, and immediately you think they must have been short on candidates.<break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">That's impostor syndrome:</emphasis> you fail to recognize you are valuable and skilled, despite evidence that indicates you're experienced and quite successful.<break strength="x-strong"/> Impostor syndrome is relatively common: apparently, up to 70% of people have suffered from it at one point or another.<break strength="x-strong"/> Overall, imposter syndrome can destroy self-confidence and ambition but, at the same time, can also cause other personality issues that can have an impact both on your personal and professional life.<break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">FEATURES OF</emphasis> <emphasis level="strong">IMPOSTOR SYNDROME</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> Some of the common signs of imposter syndrome include:<break strength="x-strong"/> Self-doubt<break strength="x-strong"/> An inability to realistically assess your competence and skills<break strength="x-strong"/> Attributing your success to external factors<break strength="x-strong"/> </speak>