Welcome to the 185th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It’s International Women’s Month. In this episode, I want to focus on this idea of confidence, the over-used term imposter syndrome and what I like to call the “frustration phenomenon”. Essentially Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon.
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In today’s show on Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon
- About my TEDx talk – The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health. [01:20]
- What is confidence? [02:11]
- The meaning of self-esteem. [02:45]
- Why we need to consider systems when we talk about confidence [04.43]
- Why I feel irritated by the concept of Imposter Syndrome [10.15]
- How we can start thinking differently about Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon. [13.10]
Quotes Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon
- Confidence is about having trust in ourselves.
- Self-esteem is how we like and appreciate ourselves.
- When our self-esteem is high, we feel we can take on challenges. When it’s low, it feels overwhelming.
- Confidence is something that we learn, we’re not simply born with it.
- We have to examine who the system favours, what this means and how it plays out.
Resources connected to Imposter Syndrome vs Frustration Phenomenon
- Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health
- Article: Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome
- Listen to episode #82 Agency as a Female Solopreneur
- Check out episode #184 Round Up from Women in Tech SEO Fest
- Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk: Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are
- Bonus Episode: Resilience is NOT a Sticking Plaster
- Article Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It from the New Yorker
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