Moment 43 - The Key To Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

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🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO.

This particular moment was taken from an episode where I asked you guys to send in questions you wanted answering. This one really stood out to me as its a question I get so often, yet I think people are looking at imposter syndrome in completely the wrong way. Facing the feeling of being outside our comfort zone is a challenge to overcome, but with the right mindset we can turn those nerves around into something positive. When you feel butterflies in your stomach, my evidence and interpretation of this nervousness tells me I am ready to do the thing that is instinctively making you anxious.

Despite associating imposter syndrome with fear, I strongly believe that it is a good feeling to have. Growth requires us to step outside of our comfort zone, to push ourselves and expand our abilities. Each time you do this, the next time will be just that little bit easier. What people call imposter syndrome is a sign you're exactly where you are supposed to be. Though short I felt this was a moment that couldn't be missed.

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0:00.0	Hey Stephen Hopehall as well. So my question is what regards in past or syndrome? Have you
0:07.3	only feedback regarding how to deal with that? Have you experienced it yourself and just how to go
0:12.2	about like getting out of that mindset and acknowledging that you are a potential
0:17.2	you as good at your role as far people think you are and you're not bluffing at or fluking it
0:22.7	and so on? Thank you. So here's the thing, I think we all feel deep within us the same feeling
0:29.2	any time we're in a position that feels a little bit outside of our comfort zone. Sometimes that
0:34.0	feels like a little bit of nerves in your chest. For example, when I got up on stage and I know
0:37.8	there's 10,000 people behind the curtain, of course I feel that in my chest. Of course I have that
0:42.4	tingling, that sensation that they call butterflies. However, I don't interpret it as being fear,
0:48.2	as being a signal to escape or to avoid the scenario. My interpretation, which has grown over time
0:54.2	and our interpretations are influenced by our beliefs, the stories we tell ourselves based on
0:58.2	the evidence we have based on our experiences. And my evidence, my interpretation tells me that
1:03.8	I'm ready that this feeling is normal and I'm supposed to feel this way. People sometimes, because
1:10.0	of their experiences and the evidence that's created and the stories that's made them believe about
1:14.8	themselves will tell themselves that that feeling is fear, that they should run, that they are ill prepared,
1:20.2	that that feeling is there because they aren't competent enough to complete this task.
1:24.1	So what I'm saying is we all get the feeling, but the story we tell ourselves is ultimately what
1:29.6	creates what some people call imposter syndrome. For me, if you look at my life, I've kept myself
1:34.1	one step outside of my zone of comfort for my entire life. Of course, I've never been a dragon
1:38.6	on dragons den. No one in their first year has been. I'm looking to my left and singing Peter Jones
1:42.9	who's been there for 17 or years and Debra Mead into my right who's been there for 15. I am new.
1:47.6	However, I'm supposed to spend my life in situations where I am an imposter. That is the sign of growth.
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