8. …unable to internalize their accomplishments
…convinced that they are frauds
…do not deserve the success they have achieved.
Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or deception…
47. My online persona is largely an act, in the
sense that it’s a tiny subset of the internal
reality I live with each day. My inner self is
a very different creature from the image I
project. That won’t come as a surprise,
because it’s something we all do.
Matt Gemmell (@mattgemmell) in “Façades”
48. “I’m a million different people from one day
to the next.”
The Verve, “Bittersweet Symphony” (1997)
64. “It matters less whether you have those
skills today, as long as you’re clearly
someone who will have those skills
tomorrow.
Figure out what you are and aren’t good at.
And then do something about it.
Julie Zhuo (@joulee), “How to Impress an Interviewer”
75. “Messing up is proof that you’re trying.”
Kylee, my 9-year-old niece
76. “There’s about a million miles between
saying ‘I have no idea what I’m doing,’
and ‘I’m making it up as I go.’”
Frank Chimero (@frank_chimero) in “The Inferno of Independence”
77. Let it propel you forward
Use it as something to push against
78. @damenleeturks: What have you done to defeat, avoid, or combat
#ImpostorSyndrome?
@amishrobot: you forgot “embrace”
@damenleeturks: How might one accomplish that?
@amishrobot: I just think of it as my little friend that doesn’t let me
get too complacent.
@amishrobot: In between episodes of going, “Aargh! This is the
time they are finally going to figure out that I suck!”