Stuff Mom Never Told You: Overcoming the Workplace Fear Factor
In part 2 of a special Lean In series from Stuff Mom Never Told you – the weekly podcast from HowStuffWorks – hosts Cristen and Caroline take on “imposter syndrome,” or the idea that we’re not really as good at our jobs as everyone says we are.
Christen Conger discusses a habit she recently broke in which she downplayed pride her in work. "When people ask me what I do, I used to confidently mention the very large and well-known company I’m a part of and then trail off with a couple mumbled lines about ‘a podcast,’ 'Stuff Mom Never Told You,’ and 'not a big deal.’“
"Reading about the impostor syndrome in Lean In, it struck me that the only professional validity I owned wasn’t what I put my time, energy and love into, but rather something far more external and thus not self-promotional. By shying away from showcasing my skills and talents, I had been repeatedly, mentally undercutting myself.”
Amen Cristen. For more on feeling like a fraud (and getting over it), tune in to the podcast here.
