How to Deal with Impostor Syndrome Or, How to Know
When Your Inner Monologue is Lying to You (72)
Matthew
Bolton, School
of Arts and Sciences, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
Abstract
Many people are confronted with “impostor syndrome,” the so-called
inability to internalize, and feel as if one is worthy of, personal
accomplishments. It is common among established professionals as well as
students, who may be especially prone to feelings of self-doubt in a profession
where jobs are difficult to obtain and where it seems people are always doing
well for themselves relative to oneself. This talk will discuss the
presentation of the phenomenon with a focus on relevant characteristics,
and discuss ways students and professionals in the weather enterprise
can overcome it. Drawing on personal anecdotes from 10+ years as a student
active in the weather enterprise (since high school), I hope to open the floor
to discussion on the topic and begin to destigmatize impostor syndrome as
something everyone deals with in some way, despite the size of their CV and of
the perceptions of others as regards their
accomplishments.