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DevOps Days Ohio - You Don't Belong Here

The document discusses impostor syndrome, defined as the anxiety of feeling undeservedly accomplished and fearing exposure as a fraud. It offers strategies for coping, including self-awareness, deliberate mindset changes, and building a supportive network. Emphasis is placed on the idea that individuals are not impostors if they remain adept and acknowledge their skills and growth opportunities.

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You Don’t Belong Here! DEALING WITH IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
Who the heck am I?! Jody Wolfborn u Self-professed Imposterizer u IT/DevOps practitioner for around 7 years u Dog-person with a short attention span u I love punctuation!
Rules of Engagement u This stuff works for me u Find what you connect with and build your practice around that u Take what you want or need and respectfully leave the rest
What the heck is Impostor Syndrome?! u And how the heck do I spell it?! u An intense, overwhelming anxiety that one’s achievements are undeserved, and that they’ll be discovered as an impostor! I feel desperately out of place… I have no idea what I’m supposed to understand… Everyone knows something that I don’t… If they find out what I don’t know… I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop…
Famous “Impostors”
…believe they’re imposters don’t… Why the heck do you care?!
DEFINITION! “Impostor” v. “Adept”
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." — Bertrand Russell
DEFINITION! “Fixed Mindset”
DEFINITION! “Growth Mindset”
Coworkers Mentor Close friends Partner/Sig Other Trusted Advisors DEFINITION! “Inner Circle”
Choose Your Support Group Carefully!
How the heck do I deal with it?! You’re not an impostor if you remain ADEPT u Be Aware u Be Deliberate u Be Empathetic u Be Powerful u Be Tenacious
Be AWARE! u Know what triggers your Impostor Syndrome! u Know what you’re saying! u Know that you’re not alone! u Know when to admit you don’t know!
Be DELIBERATE! u Choose to change your attitude! u Choose to change your language! u Choose to learn and grow! u Choose your support group carefully!
Be EMPATHETIC! u Listen to your body! u Listen to your instincts! u Listen to others actively! u Listen to the good things people say about you!
Be POWERFUL! u Exhude pride! u Exhude confidence! u Exhude strength! u Exhude compassion!
Be TENACIOUS! u Fight the urge to give up! u Fight the fear concept of failure! u Fight the tedium! u Fight complacency!
It’s okay to educate yourself!
It’s okay to change your mind! u Failure is an opportunity to GROW u EFFORT and ATTITUDE determine my success GROWTH FIXED u Failure is the LIMIT of my abilities u ABILITY determines my success
Remember: You’re Not ALONE!!
Seriously, REMEMBER: You’re Not ALONE!!
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect… ….you can be good.” -John Steinbeck