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In short, it’s a hot mess of harmfulness. It because they believe they could’ve done
can also take various forms, depending on even better. But that’s neither productive nor
a person’s background, personality, and healthy. Owning and celebrating achievements
circumstances. If you’re familiar with the is essential if you want to avoid burnout, find
feeling of waiting for those around you to “find contentment, and cultivate self-confidence.
you out,” it might be helpful to consider what
type of imposter you are so you can problem- Learn to take your mistakes in stride, viewing
solve accordingly. them as a natural part of the process. In
addition, push yourself to act before you’re
1. The Perfectionist ready. Force yourself to start the project you’ve
Perfectionism and imposter syndrome often been planning for months. Truth is, there will
go hand-in-hand. Think about it: Perfectionists never be the “perfect time” and your work will
set excessively high goals for themselves, and never be 100% flawless. The sooner you’re
when they fail to reach a goal, they experience able to accept that, the better off you’ll be.
major self-doubt and worry about measuring
up. Whether they realize it or not, this group 2. The Superwoman/man
can also be control freaks, feeling like if they Since people who experience this
want something done right, they have to do it phenomenon are convinced they’re phonies
themselves. amongst real-deal colleagues, they often
push themselves to work harder and harder to
Not sure if this applies to you? measure up. But this is just a false cover-up
Ask yourself these questions: for their insecurities, and the work overload
may harm not only their own mental health,
• Have you ever been accused of being a but also their relationships with others.
micromanager?
Not sure if this applies to you?
• Do you have great difficulty delegating?
Even when you’re able to do so, do you • Do you stay later at the office than the
feel frustrated and disappointed in the rest of your team, even past the point that
results? you’ve completed that day’s necessary
work?
• When you miss the (insanely high) mark
on something, do you accuse yourself • Do you get stressed when you’re not
of “not being cut out” for your job and working and find downtime completely
ruminate on it for days? wasteful?
• Do you feel like your work must be 100% • Have you left your hobbies and passions
perfect, 100% of the time? fall by the wayside, sacrificed to work?
For this type, success is rarely satisfying • Do you feel like you haven’t truly earned
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