Impostor Syndrome

Having the mind and determination to become successful isn’t an easy task. Success isn’t considered a gift, it should be a hard task to achieve and it matters how it is accomplished. Success

In my professional working experience, I have been acknowledged for my ability to hit the ground running and exceed all expectations. My work history proves that I have been able to successfully move forward in my career as I continue to advance my education

In the world we live in,more and more people seem to cherish the value of success and respect.It can be from the littlest things we come across everyday. You can finally be able to understand a concept for a subject in school in which you have been struggling with in the past,or you may have the guts to wear an accessory you have never put on.These are signs of not only accomplishments but of a dedication to do something you were prone to do and to watch achieve. Another term to being successful,is Leadership.Such a strong word for a strived meaning.Taking a lead for something and showing that you are able to communicate with an honest compassionate manner.When you think of yourself as being a person with an admirable character,you most

Sir Winston Churchill, a British politician from 1800’s says “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” Throughout my few years of living, I have learned that everybody is going to fail at something at least once. It is up to you to take all of your failures and turn them into success. It’s not going to only take one day but everyone is destined to be successful.

My most meaningful accomplishment in the last few years is the work that I did as Social Chair of my sorority. When I was offered the position, I knew there would be stress from becoming the sole representative of my sorority to the rest of Greek life and other organizations. However, I greatly underestimated the stress of being the bridge between my organization and others. I pushed myself to see my position through and felt a huge sense of accomplishment after I was done and able to see the work that I was able to do. I would measure my success by comparing the work of other social chairs to what I was able to accomplish. Not only did I look at past social chairs within my organization, but I also sought out other social chairs for other

As much as I wished to live through uninterrupted success, I’ve come to accept with a much more open mind that the best way to face challenges is to do so with

“The Imposter” made in 2012, is a film tale that follows the chronicles of Frederic Bourdin, a con artist, who managed to trick an unsuspecting family into believing he was a long lost relative. Bart Layton directed this documentary and uses unconventional techniques to unravel this complicated, unbelievable story.

There have been several goals that I have alsways wanted to pursue in life. Some of these goals I have already achieved; for example, such as the medical field, I have established my certifications in Medical Assistants and Nursing Assistants. I've redirected my career in the Industrial Industry, by doing this I have accomplished in being a Certified Welder and Torch Burner, with my previous education and experience this has allowed me to start a foundation for my family. I bought a car and even purchased a home, while taking care of my financial needs.

As a primary parent, the day-to-day issues you deal with are not unlike those of any multi-parent household. The difference is that you are the one responsible for making sure that all of your child/children’s needs are met. This responsibility can cause an immense amount of stress which can lead to debilitating impostor syndrome. Some of the symptoms of this syndrome are questioning your ability to parent effectively, comparing yourself to other parents of multi-parent households or comparing your children to theirs. This will create an unhealthy atmosphere for your children and yourself.

Similar to a broken record, cynical thoughts kept relentlessly playing in my mind ever since a young “larva” in a hostile environment. Subconsciously, I have always viewed myself inferior in terms of everything, this has then progressed into full blown social anxiety. I had the phobia that everyone was judging me and this philosophy has translated and adapted into my personal actions. In fact, in my 8th grade yearbook I was voted most quiet/timid! Upon the entrance of high school, I was committed in eradicating this hindrance, once and for all. Also,

Personal success is defined by how content and enjoyable your life is. That is not to say that challenges and disappointments aren’t included in this. A rich, eventful and challenging life doing what you enjoy and positively affecting others seems to me to be just about right. Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day in your life. I know I won’t. In my

Compromised self-awareness is characteristic of almost all dementias, as well as AD, but the discrepancy is most acute in the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). The eminence of frontal pathology in bvFTD proposes that failure of available observing, where the individual monitors their own processing cognitively live (as it is happening), is a serious contributor (Rosen et al., 2014).

In Chapter 7, Pinker says that women tend to think they are imposters at all achievement levels whereas men tend to bluff. She provides examples of many women who have high achievements and occupations that still feel like it is all due to luck rather than their hard work and talent. The belief that their successes are due to external factors such as good luck and that their failures are due to internal factors such as personal flaws is what Pinker defines as the imposter syndrome. Imposters tend to ignore all of the positive events and achievements that occur this shows that no amount of success will ever show them that they are worthy. Research showed that women have a tendency to need to know that they are 100% correct before they answer a question whereas men tend to only need to be about 50% sure and will bluff the rest. Women tend to fear criticism and will respond as if they are sad and ashamed. Men tend to take criticism through anger and usually externalize negative events. Pinker gives the example of a male and female who take a test and do not do well, the male will blame it on external factors like the test being hard while the female will blame it on internal factors like they did not study correctly. Women who have a doubt about a cognitive test and perform bad will back out of a race in the future and may not apply for a job due to self-doubt. Self-doubt tends to have some positive effects in which cause imposters to form strategies to over prepare and perform

• Lack of confidence and low self-esteem : feeling of hopelessness, “not being good enough” and “not worthy”

I have excelled in academics since I was a child. I was that girl who graded papers, tutored, took attendance, took names, and was obsessed with making an “A” on everything. I would cry immensely if I received “C’” on my report card. My definition of a great scholar was rooted solely in my grades. My intense hunger for academic excellence, was firmly embedded in my belief in phantom expectations. These phantoms followed me everywhere. They sunk their claws into my mind and seized me. I always felt I had to prove that I was a smart as everyone believed. Every good grade brought a sense of validation and temporarily silenced the phantoms. However, I have neither retained nor enjoyed much throughout my academic career because it has always been about proving my intelligence to someone else. However, since I graduated from undergrad, I have decided that being a scholar is not what I originally believed it to be. It is not about a perpetual cycle of proving my self-worth. It is about being brave enough to believe in something and having the resources to support it. Now that I am here at Ohio State, I am more determined to learn all that I can while I am here. I will continually strive to put forward my best work, but phantom expectations will no longer have such a strong hold on my mind. I am starting my new journey as a scholar to better myself and grow as a person. I do not have anything to prove to anyone.