This talk focuses on the tools and techniques I've discovered in overcoming and navigating imposter syndrome. This talk was originally given at San Antonio Startup Week 2018.

1. NAVIGATING IMPOSTER
SYNDROME
JASON STRAUGHAN

2. MEET THE
IMPOSTER
Jason Straughan
CEO Codeup
@jdstraughan

3. IMPOSTER SYNDROME?
WHAT IS

4. IMPOSTOR SYNDROME IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL
PATTERN IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL DOUBTS
THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HAS A...FEAR
OF BEING EXPOSED AS A "FRAUD".
Wikipedia - Impostor Syndrome
WHAT IS IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

5. IMPOSTER SYNDROME?
WHO IS AFFECTED BY

6. THERE ARE STILL DAYS WHEN I
WAKE UP FEELING LIKE A FRAUD,
NOT SURE I SHOULD BE WHERE I AM.
Sheryl Sandberg - COO Facebook
WHO IS AFFECTED BY IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

7. WHEN I WON THE OSCAR…I THOUGHT
EVERYBODY WOULD FIND OUT, AND THEY’D TAKE
IT BACK. THEY’D COME TO MY HOUSE, KNOCKING
ON THE DOOR, “EXCUSE ME…THAT WAS GOING
TO MERYL STREEP.”
JODIE FOSTER
WHO IS AFFECTED BY IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

8. YOU THINK, “WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT
TO SEE ME AGAIN IN A MOVIE? AND I
DON’T KNOW HOW TO ACT ANYWAY, SO
WHY AM I DOING THIS?"
MERYL STREEP
WHO IS AFFECTED BY IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

9. NO MATTER WHAT WE'VE DONE, THERE COMES
A POINT WHERE YOU THINK, 'HOW DID I GET
HERE? WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO DISCOVER
THAT I AM, IN FACT, A FRAUD AND TAKE
EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME?'
TOM HANKS
WHO IS AFFECTED BY IMPOSTER SYNDROME?

10. IMPOSTER SYNDROME
IDENTIFYING

11. IDENTIFYING IMPOSTER SYNDROME
COMMON THOUGHTS / FEELINGS
▸ Fear of being discovered as a “fraud”
▸ Need to succeed / Fear of failing
▸ Required to be #1 - Superhuman
▸ Inability to accept praise
▸ “I was just lucky / could be anyone / right place right time”
▸ Not deserving of the title / responsibility / pay / etc

12. IMPOSTER SYNDROME
NAVIGATING

13. GATHER
EVIDENCE
YOU’RE NOT A FRAUD

14. WE ARE ALL
HUMAN
DON’T PANIC

15. YOUR VOICE
MATTERS
ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY

16. JUST SAY
“THANK YOU”
LEARN TO RECEIVE
PRAISE

17. LIMITING
BELIEFS
SEEK AND DESTROY

18. WHAT ARE LIMITING BELIEFS?

19. NAVIGATING IMPOSTER SYNDROME
OVERCOMING LIMITING BELIEFS
▸ Identify the limiting belief
▸ Investigate current reality
▸ Imagine an alternate universe
▸ Change your world view
▸ Commit to a small change
▸ Test the results

20. THE ROADMAP
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

21. NAVIGATING IMPOSTER SYNDROME
THE ROADMAP
▸Gather Evidence
▸Remind yourself we’re all human
▸Take responsibility: Your voice matters
▸Say “Thank You”
▸Seek and Destroy “Limiting Beliefs”

22. NAVIGATING IMPOSTER SYNDROME
JASON STRAUGHAN
Codeup
CEO & Co Founder
@jdstraughan
jason@codeup.com