JSConf Budapest - Impostor Syndrome, am I suffering enough to talk about it?

IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
AM I SUFFERING ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT IT?
DEV REL & FRONTEND DEV @9ELEMENTS
RUHRJS CONFERENCE ORGANISER
TWITTER: @MAGGYSCHE
MADELEINE NEUMANN
IMPORTANT NOTE!
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IMPORTANT NOTE!
‣ I am not a psychologist
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IMPORTANT NOTE!
‣ I am not a psychologist
‣ It’s the way I discovered for myself
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STEPS THROUGH MY LIFE
MY STORY
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SCHOOL
THE CREEPY LONER AT SCHOOL
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH
ME?
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WHAT DID I WRONG?
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MY BEHAVIOUR MUST
BE WRONG!
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WORK
THE NICE WOMAN - BUT NOT A REAL PART OF THE GROUP
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OPENTECHSCHOOL
YOU BELONG HERE!
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FRONTEND DEVELOPER
PROGRAMM ALL THE THINGS!
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FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Time
Things I've learnead
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FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Time
Things I've learnead
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FRONTEND DEVELOPER
„I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING!“
„I DO NOT BELONG HERE!“
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FRONTEND DEVELOPER
WORK HARDER
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FRIENDS
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
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FRIENDS
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
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IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
DISCOVER THE
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DOES EVERYONE
OVERESTIMATE YOU?
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DO YOU TEND TO
DISCUSS YOURSELF?
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YOU COMPARE YOUR ABILITY TO THOSE
AROUND YOU AND THINK THEY’RE
MORE INTELLIGENT THAN YOU ARE?
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DOES THE FEAR OF
FAILURE FREAKS YOU
OUT?
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DO YOU DECLINE
YOUR OWN SUCCESS?
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SOMETIMES YOU’RE AFRAID
OTHERS WILL DISCOVER HOW MUCH
KNOWLEDGE YOU REALLY LACK?
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YOU ARE ONLY SUCCESSFUL,
BECAUSE YOU WERE ON THE
RIGHT TIME AT THE RIGHT PLACE?
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YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND
THE COMPLIMENTS YOU
RECEIVE?
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YOU FEEL BAD WHEN
YOU’RE NOT „THE BEST“ OR
AT LEAST „VERY SPECIAL“?
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YOU AVOID EVALUATIONS IF
POSSIBLE AND HAVE A DREAD
OF OTHERS EVALUATING YOU?
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DO YOU FOCUS MORE ON
WHAT YOU HAVEN’T DONE?
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10 POINTS
TO GRYFFINDOR!
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SABOTAGE!
I SABOTAGE MYSELF!
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I AM NOT WORTH IT
I AVOID TO ASK FOR A RAISE
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WORK WORK WORK
WORK HARD
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TL:DL
TL:DL
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THE IMPOSTER ZONE
HOW DO I ESCAPE
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THE REASON WE STRUGGLE WITH
INSECURITY IS BECAUSE WE COMPARE
OUR BEHIND THE SCENES WITH
EVERYONE ELSE’S HIGHLIGHT REEL
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STOP STOP STOP
YOU AREN'T BORN TO LIVE A LIFE OF ANOTHER PERSON
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HEADACHE
EVERYTHING IS ONLY IN YOUR HEAD!
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HEALTHY
LEARN TO BE A HEALTHY PERFECTIONIST
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ASK YOURSELF
“WHAT WOULD I DO, IF I WAS NOT AFRAID?”
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HELP
ASK FOR HELP
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TEACH
MENTOR PEOPLE IN WHAT YOU’RE DOING
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YOU KNOW NOTHING…
IT’S A GOOD THING TO KNOW, WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
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TALK TALK TALK
TALK ABOUT IT
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IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS
BRIBE YOUR FRIENDS
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FAKE FAKE FAKE
BEING WRONG, DOESN’T MAKE YOU A FRAUD
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FOCUS
FOCUS ON PROVIDING VALUE AND WRITE IT DOWN
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COMPLIMENTS - AGAIN
KEEP A FILE OF NICE THINGS SOMEONE WAS SAYING ABOUT YOU
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ACCEPTANCE
STOP COMMENTING COMPLIMENTS
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QUALITY TIME
TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF
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QUALITY TIME
TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF
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TO BE AN IMPOSTOR
SOMETIMES IT’S NOT THAT BAD
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OVERACHIEVER
OVERACHIEVING
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SURPRISE
SURPRISE PEOPLE WITH YOUR TALENT
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WHAT TO DO?
I THINK MY FRIEND SUFFERS FROM IT
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DON’T!
DO NOT TELL THEM!
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FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK MATTERS
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FEARS
TALK ABOUT YOUR OWN FEARS
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WE ARE ALL THE SAME
EVERYONE SUFFERS FROM IT FROM TIME TO TIME
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WE ARE ALL THE SAME
TO BE AN IMPOSTOR IS NOT THE EXCEPTION, IT’S A RULE
AND EVERYONE SUFFERS FROM IT FROM TIME TO TIME
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Thank you
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JSConf Budapest - Impostor Syndrome, am I suffering enough to talk about it?