Imposter Syndrome: where high-achieving individuals are marked by an inability to internalise their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud.” Imposter Syndrome was first identified in the late 1970’s as an experience that affects over 70% of highly successful people at some point in their lives. It’s characterised by feeling like […]
“To do two things at once is to do neither” Publilius Syrus (85-42 BC) When you ‘pay’ attention, you make a choice to focus on something specific. In that moment, this becomes the centre of your attention. The price that you ‘pay’ for that attention is that everything else around you loses focus. For example,
Confidence Or Self-Worth? Confidence is a great feeling – you feel capable, strong and ready. We can boost our confidence in many ways; putting on a stylish, well-fitting suit, wearing a gorgeous watch or pair of shoes, getting a new qualification, hearing a compliment, etc. However, splashing water on your trousers or ketchup on your
How Hard is Too Hard? Have you ever witnessed a team member show up for a meeting with a huge stack of papers, when they’ve only been asked for a simple report? That’s a classic sign of over-preparing; putting more time and effort into a project than it requires. Many people would deny that over-preparing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) research has grabbed the headlines in October 2017, as the Google AI Division, DeepMind, unveiled an AI computer that learns as humans do. The AI called ‘AlphaGo Zero’ has mastered the ancient Chinese war strategy game of ‘Go’. AI’s beating the human Grand Masters in chess and Go is already old hat,
Do you want things to be flawless? Or maybe a better question is; how much do you need things to be flawless? Perfectionists often say that they just have high standards, and they want things to go well. It sounds very reasonable, after all, who doesn’t want to do well? However the difference between high
Imposter Syndrome – secretly feeling like a fraud and fearing being found out – affects 70% of high-achieving professionals at some point in their careers. Some experience it as a constant anxiety and a major stress in the working lives, other suffer only occasionally when certain conditions arise. Who does it affect? This applies to
People are the key to your business success, and none more so than your executive team. When your team is working at their greatest potential, it feels like there’s nothing you can’t achieve. As their leader, you look for areas to improve and try to spot issues before they become a big problem. But there
We put off doing things until the last minute for many different reasons. You might get frustrated with yourself for procrastinating, but ultimately there’s a payoff for doing so. You wouldn’t do it otherwise. In the case of Imposter Syndrome – the secret feeling of being a fraud and the fear of being
