Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?
Kira, a highly educated and experienced marketing professional, has just been promoted to a senior role in their company and is battling with imposter syndrome. What should they do?
This is one of the most frequently asked questions on Kira's mind.
Kira, a highly educated and experienced marketing professional, has just been promoted to a senior role in their company. After going through a series of tough interviews, Kira was offered this coveted position.
Kira couldn't believe it! 'What did they see in me to give me this role?' Kira asked. Do I have what it takes to do this?
Despite Kira's years of hard work and dedication, Kira didn't feel worthy of the role. They are wondering if they truly deserve this senior role or if they had simply fooled everyone at the interviews.
Kira is also grappling with an overwhelming sense of self-doubt and inadequacy. Kira doesn't feel enough!
To cope with this situation, Kira is running on autopilot to prove that they are worthy of the role. They would say yes to everything because they do not want to come across as incompetent.
Because of this internal war, Kira feels compelled to present a false or exaggerated version of themselves to mask their perceived inadequacies.
𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝.
Kira would often lie awake at night, replaying their perceived failures and shortcomings in their mind. The joy and excitement at the start have been replaced by a constant fear of exposure and a deep sense of inferiority.
Kira has been diagnosed with a condition known as imposter syndrome. A common condition among many professionals regardless of their level of success or expertise.
What should Kira do?
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳? 𝗔𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲?
𝐏:𝐒: For the rest of this week, I will be writing about imposter syndrome, how it undermines authenticity, and how we can lay it to rest forever!
𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.
You're a gem 💎, remember that. Keep living your bedazzled life, one day at a time.
