Imposter Syndrome

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Do you struggle with Imposter Syndrome?

Lies you might be telling yourself:

“I’m this rank by accident. It was just a BOGO month.”

“I haven’t enrolled anyone from my last two classes. I knew that first class this month was a fluke.”

“I’ll never be able to reach Diamond, I’m not successful enough.”

These come from the Imposter Monster (aka imposter syndrome). Imposter syndrome keeps us from hitting our goals, from creating success, and leaves us feeling low.

You will, no doubt, run into this at some point in your life. You will have two options:

1. Accept the lies and quit

2. Use the CTFAR Method

1. Circumstance (What is the trigger of feeling like an imposter?)

2. Thoughts (What thoughts run through your head because of that trigger?)

3. Feelings (What do these thoughts cause you to feel?)

4. Actions (What actions are caused by those feelings)

5. Results (What are the results of those actions)

Using the CTFAR method, we want to reframe our thoughts, feelings, and actions which will change the outcome of the result. To practice this: think back to a time that you were triggered to feel like an imposter. What was the trigger? What thoughts did you have? Etc.

To reframe this: Identify the trigger. Instead of the negative thoughts, what is a positive thought that can come from this trigger? What feelings would come from that positive thought? What actions will come from those positive feelings? What is the result of that positive reframing?

Which one are you going to choose?