Imposter Syndrome, Hello Old Friend!

So here we are, my second blog of 2025. Almost within the week that I promised, life does have a way of getting busy when you don’t expect it.

This week I'm sharing my thoughts on how people put too much pressure on themselves regarding whether they are good enough to do a task, job or anything. (Imposter Syndrome)

I’m just as guilty of this as the next person, I always have to fight through what I believe is called imposter syndrome. Never thinking that you are good enough to do certain jobs, tasks or anything, despite evidence to the contrary.

Obviously this is based on my experience in social media, design, photography etc but you can use it for any job/industry.

I’ve found some coping techniques that might help others so here goes…

Tell yourself, you have the evidence in front of you that you can do it, you have done it before. People like what you have done there is proof of that too by their comments, reactions and actions to what you have produced.

They wouldn’t ask you to do the job if they didn’t like what they’ve seen previously so take strength from that and do the best work you can to suit their needs.

You will NEVER please everyone, period, there will always be someone who will naysay or put down your work, this you have to accept. Listen to the good comments, and try if you can to learn from the bad comments (because sometimes they can be helpful for your work)

This can also be them making themselves feel better about what they do so try not to take it personally and use it as a learning experience.

Lastly, always remember there will ALWAYS be someone better at your job than you and there will ALWAYS be someone worse at the job than you!

I am a firm believer in a simple rule. I like to stick to it too, try and learn from those who are better than you and try and help those who are worse. Everyone is at different stages of education, experience and level. I don’t believe in “Gatekeeping” knowledge if someone asks for my help and experience. I like to give them all the advice I can and I would hope that when I ask for help someone will do the same for me.

If we all stuck to this rule, industry and life would be a far nicer place to be.

Do I have Imposter Syndrome?