Episode Summary

I bring back Monet Goldman, M.S. to talk about a state of mind that affects a great deal of individuals in the workplace: Imposter Syndrome.  Imposter Syndrome is described by Dictionary.com as “anxiety or self-doubt that results from persistently undervaluing one’s competence and active role in achieving success, while falsely attributing one's accomplishments to luck or other external forces.” Monet regularly comes across Imposter Syndrome here in the Silicon Valley and he offers his own views on how to recognize and manage it.

After reintroducing Monet to the podcast ring, we talk about our definitions of Imposter Syndrome.  After we address real-life examples of imposter syndrome we then turn our focus towards the fear of failure and fear of success.  Going back to his wrestling roots, Monet shares a story of American freestyle wrestler, John William Smith, who won six consecutive world championships while fighting through moments of self-doubt.

As we wrap up our episode we are left with the following 4-step process to help manage imposter syndrome.

Remain self-aware and recognize imposter syndrome triggers early

Give a de-powering voice to the negative self-talk

Take actions that lead to your intended outcome

Defuse and detach from the non-existent future of what you “think” may happen

“Defuse. Unhook yourself from this kind of future-oriented fear [that] may or may not happen. It may happen, but you will also be able to rise to the occasion.”

 

Episode Resources

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Production Crew

Host: Troy Ocariza

Guest: Monet Goldman, M.S.

Producers: Troy Ocariza and Tom Phan

Music by: Audionautix.com