'Fake it until you make it'.............or 'until you are it'

It seems like the imposter phenomenon (IP) is nothing new. Google it and have a look.

In my work as an executive coach, a client recently presented some thoughts around feeling like an imposter at work. I’ve felt like this myself, in the past, when presenting to an executive board that was dysfunctional.

I decided to have a look into the imposter phenomenon and stumbled across a TED talk by Amy Cuddy entitled: Your body language shapes who you are.

Here’s the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc

 

Inspiring to say the least, Amy encourages us to forget about ‘fake it until you make it’ and consider, ‘fake it until you are it!’

Enjoy.