How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

Have you ever felt like you're not good enough to do the job you've been hired to do, and that your boss may discover you as a fraud at any moment?

Perhaps you've felt like like you're only pretending to be an adult who's capable of making major financial decisions or raising another human being, even though everyone else seems to have everything figured out.

I remember how much of an imposter I felt like at my first "real" programmer job. I had been hired by Nasdaq to redesign the User Interface for an internal risk management tool. I heard a lot of big words flying by such as "Data Transfer Object", "Deltas", "Ephemeral Storage", and many more.

00:00 Introduction
00:50 What Is Imposter Syndrome
01:27 Symptoms of Imposter Syndrome
02:17 The Link Between Shame and Imposter Syndrome
04:31 The Solution
04:56 Focus on the Facts
05:20 Keep Track of Your Accomplishments
06:05 Stop Comparing
06:42 Let Go of Perfectionism
07:11 Talk to Others