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Have you ever doubted your abilities, feared you were going to be discovered as a "fraud"? That's called "impostor syndrome," and you're definitely not alone in feeling it, says entrepreneur and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. In this funny, relatable talk, he shares how his own experiences of impostor syndrome helped pave the way to his success — and shows how you can use it to your advantage, too.
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I get to wear gloves to work every day.
Wait what do I say
the only way to get over/around impostor syndrome is more learn, more study, more experience through doing/work. otherwise, just accept what you are.
Never “accept what you are”. The moment you do that is when all progress stops. It’s better to be unhappy with something and do nothing, rather than to give up entirely.
Wait this is a real thing? Am I suffering from the same thing? 😮
Yes, and from what I’ve heard most people do.
The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.”
So right! I really think he is just in pain of a mental sickness (this impostor syndrome) that he can todly heal, heal himself, with psychology and philosophy, with self-awareness, self-knowledge/understanding and self-esteem, and surely not feel bad the rest of his life, by trying to “live with that, and make that a strength”.
(It’s just a lack of knowledge, like trying to be happy in a sick place or job, instead of quiting the toxicity, and make beautiful things somewhere else.)
And surely again, not compare yourself with others is one strong key on this path to self-love.
– With love, I wish him and everybody, the very best! ☀️♥️
Are you just going to post tis comment on all of the new TED Talks?
i loved listening to this
i am a firefighter with 25 years in the job and i totally get what he is saying i feel like that every day
I needed to think very hard for a moment, considering your profession; Is it a bit like some military men saying along lines of “deployment is 98 percent boredom, 2 percent sheer terror?” Or, if you don’t mind me asking, what part/point are you referring to?
there are several points, the initial one is the printout telling you what you are going to, “house fire persons reported ” or “road traffic collision” or “person trapped” the next one is when you arrive and its a lot worse than you first think or most often the whole situation is wildly out of control and everyone looks directly at you to bring it to a safe and non fatal conclusion.
I just remember the story of Bernie Madoff…
https://youtu.be/gDqGSmTPtOQ
Omg I work at a big bank and every day im terrified of being found out, didn’t know this was a thing
I doubt that this is the real Mike Cannon-Brookes.
This guy is my spirit animal.
All of a sudden his company goes out of business for losing trust in him
One of the most entetaining and educational TED talks! Great!
Without impostor syndrome, everyone could have a career like Jeffery Epstein’s… oh, wait.
I remember reading somewhere that there are no actual adults, that adults are actually just children pretending to be all grown up, afraid of being found out at any given moment. It made a lot of sense to me back then, and still does. We are all essentially impostors, some of us have just been at it longer than others.
So true!! Amazing
I love this guy! His authenticity is really touching, and he seem so adorable…, and I love the presentation too, but I think he is in pain of a sort of mental sickness (this impostor syndrome), and that he can heal it, heal himself (with psychology and philosophy, with self-awareness, self-knowledge/understanding and self-esteem), and surely not feel bad the rest of your life, by trying to “live with that, and make that a strength”.
– With love, I wish him and everybody, the very best! ☀️♥️⚪
Headless Man Holds TED Talk About Giving Head
It tells me that big business and government are run by people just like you and me. Not gods or super stars.