At times, many high achievers struggle with feeling confident and being assertive and some interpret this as having some aspects of imposter syndrome. I have heard many women envy others who are overconfident and assertive all the time and aspire to emulate their behaviors. What if when we pause and question our knowledge, instead of thinking that we have imposter syndrome, we shift our mindset to thinking we have intellectual humility? We are wise enough to know that we could at times be wrong and that is ok. Given the choice, I would rather have intellectual humility than intellectual arrogance. Can this be a coaching tool for those who believe they are suffering from imposter syndrome?
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Hi Yara - I really appreciate this reframe around imposter syndrome. Like many women (and people in general!), it's a feeling I'm very familiar with and one that has been showing up often as I wonder what business I think I have coaching others. Something that showed up in my Hogan that I discussed with my coach is this idea of our inner self-critic. My coach pointed out that when dealing with a particularly chatty inner critic, if you work on turning the volume down on it's voice, it not only helps you but can help future clients dealing with this same issue since you can share the techniques you've learned. I think the same goes for imposter syndrome (a…