designing confidence workshop uxpa dc - september 26, 2015
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Designing Confidence:A Workshop for Dealing with
Impostor Syndrome
Lori Widelitz-Cavallucci Amy Silvers
UXPA DC September 26, 2015
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Impostor Syndrome was first described by the psychologist Pauline Clance, and she and her colleague Suzanne Imes did a pioneering study in 1978 in which they talked to women in academia about their perceptions of their own qualifications, abilities, and successes. Lori will talk more about Dr. Clance, but I want to cite one quote from that study that really stood out to me.
“I feel like that every day.”
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“Impostor Phenomenon designates an internal experience of intellectual phoniness.”
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“I’m not as capable as people think I am.”
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Any praise and recognition leads to discounting the success.
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“My success is due to luck and nothing else.”
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Outperform
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Avoid
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29%$
50%$
21%$
"I$can$give$the$impression$that$I'm$more$competent$than$I$really$am."$$
Does$this$statement$describe$you?$
Yes,%this%describes%me%accurately.%%This%might%describe%me%at%5mes.%No,%this%doesn't%describe%me.%
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27#
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Have#you#ever#worried#that#people#will#stop#respec7ng#you#or#think#less#of#you#once#they#
get#to#know#you#and#see#your#work?#
Yes,%I've%worried%about%that.%
I%haven't%worried%about%that%exactly,%but%I've%felt%something%similar.%%
No,%I've%never%worried%about%that.%
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“There are no information architects. There are no interaction designers. There are only, and only ever have been, user experience designers.”
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What's the worst thing that can happen?
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Don't equate expertise with infallibility. We can
be both.
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Oops!
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We only see what others want us to see, including
insecurities and fears.
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Behaviors = changeable
Attributes not changeable
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"just"
"only"
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Get one!
Be one!
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–Steven Ungerleider, Ph.D.
“…research shows that athletes who envision themselves performing well throughout the day
tend to have these positive visions at night
…reinforcing the image of success in their brains.”
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You can’t get rid of negative thoughts, but you can make them powerless.
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We are all in this together.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
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- Amanda Palmer from The Art of Asking
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Habit Loop
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Story Arc
Current State
Exposition
Inciting Incident or Complication
Rising Action
Crisis Climax
Falling Actionor Denouement
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Example of Current State
Interviewing for a new job, feeling positive about how interviews went
Receiving rejections from the interviews &
feeling like a fraud
Raging Impostor Syndrome
I can’t do this job and must not have any talent as a designer
otherwise these interviews would have better outcomes - feels like giving up
Fighting to prove these feelings wrong
This is “effing” hard!!!
Where do you go from here????
(You’ll create this in your Future State)
Future State: What’s the reward?
Future State: This is where you will
overcome
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Story Arc
Future (Desired) State
Exposition
Inciting Incident or Complication
Rising Action
Crisis Climax
Falling Actionor Denouement
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“What happens when Impostor Syndrome takes over?”
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Exercise: Muscle memory and identifying triggers
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“He who has a why can endure any how.”
Frederick Nietzche
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—Neghar Fonooni
Recognize that it's just a story, and that the next few thoughts can be spent letting go of the story,
rather than adding to its elements. This is an opportunity for growth and a chance to let go of
the stories that are weighing you down.
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Exercise: Rewrite the Story—
Or Reject It
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A Final Thought
“The beauty of the impostor syndrome is you vacillate between extreme egomania and a complete feeling of: ‘I’m a fraud! Oh God, they’re on to me! I’m a fraud!’ So you just try to ride the egomania when it comes and enjoy it, and then slide through the idea of fraud.”—Tina Fey
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Thanks for participating!
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