Imposter!: Mark's Resource Roundup
- Mark Bedard
- Aug 11, 2017
- 1 min read
You lay awake at night staring at the ceiling, sure that come the light of day, the imposter police will crash through your door and confiscate your laptop. You’re not a writer! We’ve all been there. You just entered the Nicholl Fellowship, listed on the Blacklist, or submitted a written pitch to your dream manager, you’re exposed. Everyone will know! Fraud! Hack! Loser!
Impostor syndrome is a term referring to high-achieving individuals marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a "fraud". It sounds bad, but if you have this feeling it’s okay, because real imposters never suffer from this syndrome.
In fact, those who suffer from imposter syndrome probably don’t need to worry that they’re a fraud. But there’s no reason to fear showing comfort and confidence in your abilities, either. While imposter syndrome might be a predictor of high achievement, it’s not a necessary condition for success.
Keep writing,
Mark
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Parting Thought:
“The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any. ” ― Russell Baker
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