We all battle that inner fraud voice—men and women alike. Here’s why imposter syndrome is a human condition, not a gendered one, and how we can start normalizing it.
I get this. I suffer from it once in a while, though I mostly keep a clean and clear mindset with my work. The longer it takes for turnarounds to submissions, or if a slew of rejections come, then it can trigger that imposter syndrome inside me, particularly seeing one writer after another I know or am familiar with get picked up. Or being in the presence of others who are doing well overall. Slow online sales, California nos to internet marketing and chirping crickets at social media can also trigger this feeling. However, I get into a book fair tailored to what I do, I have been able to engage, promote and sell better, I'm having a slow escalation of success and my networking has been tremendous, so I feel things are on the ups. Patience, as ever, is the big thing, even when it feels like driving on a donut in the slow lane and everyone else whisking by.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I especially love the metaphor about driving on a donut with everyone else whisking by. I so relate! But I’m glad to hear you’re seeing slow and steady progress. Seems that’s the way to win at life, at least when I look at everyone who’s gone before me and has the success I’m hoping to achieve. I hope you continue to see those steady wins!
I get this. I suffer from it once in a while, though I mostly keep a clean and clear mindset with my work. The longer it takes for turnarounds to submissions, or if a slew of rejections come, then it can trigger that imposter syndrome inside me, particularly seeing one writer after another I know or am familiar with get picked up. Or being in the presence of others who are doing well overall. Slow online sales, California nos to internet marketing and chirping crickets at social media can also trigger this feeling. However, I get into a book fair tailored to what I do, I have been able to engage, promote and sell better, I'm having a slow escalation of success and my networking has been tremendous, so I feel things are on the ups. Patience, as ever, is the big thing, even when it feels like driving on a donut in the slow lane and everyone else whisking by.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I especially love the metaphor about driving on a donut with everyone else whisking by. I so relate! But I’m glad to hear you’re seeing slow and steady progress. Seems that’s the way to win at life, at least when I look at everyone who’s gone before me and has the success I’m hoping to achieve. I hope you continue to see those steady wins!