51 www.ceotodaymagazine.com vision & strategy 3. The Expert The Expert always wants more knowledge, qualifications, experience, or awards to help them feel like they are good enough at what they do. Unfortunately, they will never achieve this as the lack of self-belief comes from within. Even if they are hugely successful and receive positive feedback, promotions, or accolades, they still feel like a fraud and worry others will find out that they aren’t as good as everyone thinks. Signs you are an Expert: • You never believe you know enough or are qualified enough. • You avoid applying for jobs or promotions as you don’t meet all the qualifications/requirements. • Despite doing your job for years, you still don’t think you are good enough and discount any praise whilst ruminating over criticism. 4. The Rugged Individualist Rugged Individualists don’t like asking for help as they believe this is a sign that they aren’t capable or don’t know what they are doing. Whilst being independent isn’t necessarily a bad thing, if it is causing you to refuse assistance for fear of revealing your ‘phoniness; and this results in too much work and added stress, it is something you should try to overcome. SignsyouareaRuggedIndividualist: • Do you believe you must accomplish everything on your own? • Do you feel like you need more time to prepare? • Do you avoid asking for help, even if you need it? 5. The Superwoman/Man Because those experiencing imposter syndrome are convinced they are ‘frauds’ amongst others who they perceive to be ‘legitimately talented’, they often push themselves to work harder and harder and take on more projects to prove themselves. Unfortunately, this won’t deal with their insecurities at the root cause and continued overworking can lead to exhaustion and burnout. Signs you are a Superwoman/man: • Do you feel like youmust work harder and longer to prove your worth? • Do you often work overtime, even more than the rest of your team? • Do you neglect your friends, family, or hobbies to dedicate more time to work? Identifying the Imposter Monster haunting you is a great first step in learning how to challenge, change and work through those beliefs. Ashfield adds that these feelings may never leave you completely, and nor would you want them to, but helps clients fight the fear of not being enough with these six steps:
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