DevOps Days Ohio - You Don't Belong Here
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You Don’t Belong Here!DEALING WITH IMPOSTORSYNDROME
Who the heck am I?!
Jody Wolfbornu Self-professed Imposterizeru IT/DevOps practitioner for around 7 yearsu Dog-person with a short attention spanu I love punctuation!
Rules of Engagement
u This stuff works for meuFind what you connect with and build
your practice around thatu Take what you want or need and
respectfully leave the rest
What the heck is Impostor Syndrome?!
uAnd how the heck do I spell it?!uAn 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 worldis that the stupid are cocksure
and the intelligent are full of doubt."— Bertrand Russell
DEFINITION! “Fixed Mindset”
DEFINITION! “Growth Mindset”
Coworkers
MentorClose 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 ADEPTu Be Awareu Be Deliberateu Be Empatheticu Be Powerfulu Be Tenacious
Be AWARE!
uKnow what triggers your Impostor Syndrome!
uKnow what you’re saying!uKnow that you’re not alone!uKnow when to admit you don’t know!
Be DELIBERATE!
uChoose to change your attitude!uChoose to change your language!uChoose to learn and grow!uChoose your support group carefully!
Be EMPATHETIC!
uListen to your body!uListen to your instincts!uListen to others actively!uListen to the good things people say
about you!
Be POWERFUL!
uExhude pride!uExhude confidence!uExhude strength!uExhude compassion!
Be TENACIOUS!
uFight the urge to give up!uFight the fear concept of failure!uFight the tedium!uFight complacency!
It’s okay to educate yourself!
It’s okay to change your mind!
u Failure is an opportunity to GROW
u EFFORT and ATTITUDEdetermine my success
GROWTH FIXEDu Failure is the
LIMIT of my abilities
u ABILITYdetermines 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