How to Overcome the Impostor Syndrome
How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome!
The term was coined by American psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes and is commonly understood as a false and sometimes crippling belief that one's successes are the product of luck or fraud rather than skill. Dr. [Sandra] Lyness said that high functioning/highly successful men and women were experiencing what she called an "impostor phenomenon," in which they come to believe that they are not as talented as their positions might suggest. (mw.com)
WHY DOES THIS MATTER? For Coaches this is VERY important!
Are you:
1. Scared for some reason...like mentally not sure if you're ready or how you can move forward when your own life is still not "perfect" and you still have your own daily struggles so how can you possibly help others?
2. Tired of watching from the sidelines and want so badly to sit at the table?
3. Constantly stepping out and shrinking back and stepping out and shrinking back under the covers?
4. Overthinking and talking yourself in and out of your daily process of going forward?
5. Feeling like a "flake" and totally distracted but you know it's time to move your feet and you don't want to miss out on what God has for you?
6. Desiring accountability?
7. Feeling like a TOTAL IMPOSTOR?
Then READ ON this is FOR YOU and it’s time to get free!
One of the first things we want to always do is PRAY. The Word of God says what? “Man ought to always pray.”
Secondly, we need to get down to business and in essence get to the root of why this is coming up now? Are you at a point of transition in your life where God is trying to launch you out into the deep, take you up higher or place you on the path you’ve been dreaming of? If your answer is YES, then you can know for certain that the enemy is going to attack your mindset, character and ability all in an effort to neutralize you and to keep you from moving forward! The Bible tells us, “we are not unaware of satan and his schemes.”
Third, We must acknowledge if we have possibly agreed with a lie. Examine the situation like this…Did God call you? Yes. Has He equipped you, Yes. If not, what other knowledge, skill or training do you need to move forward? Is there someone God has assigned to you or called you to walk with in your season of preparation/elevation? If so, do you know who this person is? In essence, if God says Yes and He fills in the blanks once you ask for further clarification, then how is it that you’re not prepared or the one whom God has equipped for the call?
Is what you believe aligning with how you’re acting? What do you value? Take a moment to assess your top five values and determine if the things you’re saying yes to or no to are in or out of alignment with the call on your life and the direction you’re moving in. Is a possible realignment necessary?
Exercise: Stir Up the Darkness
Take some time to sit with and meditate on your worst fear, your biggest dread and what is the worst possible outcome for you. Observe it, question it, lay it before God, speak to it and command it to align with the truth. Tap into your faith!
Lastly, strategize. Take some time to sit and plan out how you will move forward with your God ordained destiny in spite of the fear, in spite of any perceived lack and into all that God has for you! He and we are all waiting on you!
Ephesians 2:10 New International Version (NIV) 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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