How you can use impostor syndrome to your benefit | Mike Cannon-Brookes
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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 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
😂
think that's a pretty bad way of looking at things. impostor syndrome is about expanding your comfort zone and expertise. Meaning that if you do not stop developing you actually become very competent at things. A competent adult is probably very confident in their ability to run things. I know I don't feel like an impostor when it comes to providing for my family and taking care of my kids. I'm actually very grateful they have someone like me they can rely on.
I do often feel like an impostor in my job though, but it's only, i think, because i take increasingly harder tasks all the time. But there're plenty of things i feel 100% confident about.
Seen "Big" with Tom Hanks?
Are you talking about Donald Trump?
''successful people don't question themselves, they question their ideas and their knowledge'' Thank you Mike!
In the US Army I was constantly being tasked with teaching classes on subjects that I knew nothing about. Firstly; the imposer syndrome was real. But more importantly, nothing will motivate you to learn about a thing like not wanting to look like an idiot, when you're teaching that thing to someone else.
Joseph Marsh true that, well said
Hooah
Sounds like the US army has some bigger unaddressed issues... 😂
@@kagitsune such as?
@@josephmarsh5031 Like putting a teacher untrained in the subject in front of students 🤣🤣🤣
it took me 30+yrs to figure out that there is a name for what I've been always feeling like
It's not too late men. There is a perfect timing for everything.
The same here, too!
I know what you mean...
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.
Oh one more thing (besides being in law enforcement program back in the day); I thought it would be "really cool" to be an arson investigator when I was in college. I proud to announce " I'm just not that smart!" Thank God! What was I thinking (I wasn't). It would be a highly esteemed job, that's for sure. One thing I walked away with after my inquiry into that job was "mandatory 20 years." It's surprising to, while watching movies (with criminal plots) and exposure to Media how often I've announced "20 years mandatory," to people. Wow! The law 💪 on this one. (And my first exposure to concept of mandatory laws).
iamhole Thank you for your service and help!
Uhh, I wouldn't want to be in your fire district if the situations are regularly out of control 😬
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." - Joseph Campbell
I love that!
keep the likes at 69
Yoda
"You have been eaten by a grue. Game Over."
I used to fear the cave when I was a boy, found the treasure and understood the meaning for its existence during my puberty, but now being a man, I crave for it most of the time esp. first thing in the morning, but caves are nowhere near where I am, LOL.
Thanks for this. I constantly feel like I'm just bullshitting my way through everything. Like I don't actually deserve any credit. This helps.
If you work on marketing yes. Or sales.
Same feelings
@@user-th2fg8jf8s - Almost as bad. I work in a data center maintaining the systems that make up "the cloud." Or at least part of it.
The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.
Yes💓👍
"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! ☀️♥️
ooo i like this
good one
Omg I work at a big bank and every day im terrified of being found out, didn't know this was a thing
There was a lot of these types of people running the banking industry before the big crash in 2008, 🤔
We found em, get the net guns!
@@tristanmorris5646 lmao if this get too much traction im a delete this comment
@@pinnaclegaming4544 LOL
get a real job then or get over urself if u cant justify something stop doing it
Should've paid an actor in a suit and clipboard to escort him out of the stage at the end
THAT WOULD BE REAL GOOD
Cruye someone explain the clipboard joke
@@saudiprince6532 ehm...it's pretty clear from the video? He mentions it 2-3 times at least. His fear to be discovered as an "impostor" and have a guy in a suit with a clipboard telling him he's out.
@@saudiprince6532 within the first 5 minutes he mentions being afraid that someone will figure out that he isn't sure what he's doing and that a man in a black suit with a clipboard will tell him he's done (out of the company).
This would have been hilarious.
Also note that the man with the clipboard that he references is not his fear but a quote that Neil Gaiman said about being found out as an imposter.
I'm a software developer and I've been having an imposter syndrome through all the time.
I'm bad at math and terrible at algorithms but in fact, if you're not a system developer but an application developer you don't need those things.
You're in high demand but still you don't feel like you're a true software developer. Even though I have a bachelor degree in CS.
Also technologies, and frameworks and approaches are changing so quickly that after one year stuck on some project you find yourself with outdated knowledge. It's an everlasting race.
I feel you.
I feel you so much... I am a self-taught developer on top of that. You cannot imagine how high is my imposter syndrome 🥺😅
Me too... am always feeling out of my depth as a software developer
Same here, I constantly fear how I am gonna meet the expectations and the end result that the manager is expecting
Same here, Same feeling!
I don't have imposter syndrome, I know I'm incompetent
Imposterble
The inverse of the Dunning-Krueger effect
And that says a lot coming from a guy wearing a surgical mask in his profile picture
And House, everyone is a liar!
I like to think I'm competent, but unfortunately I have a lot of evidence to the contrary.
It goes to show you're stepping outside your boundaries and growing continuously.. That's why great Entrepreneurs feel it all the time.
This ted talk was probably one of the best I've ever seen. I was hanging on to every word. Thank you for this.
man its soooo easy to feel like an imposter within the creative fields
as an "artist" (even saying that feels so unconvincing to myself) i think i will forever feel like an imposter :S
especially when you're self-taught, i feel like an impostor every second
just the word 'artist' lays heavy on ones shoulders.
But you’re hot though so it’s all good.
I think you're both grand artists, and should believe in yourselves a bit more :)
I had an interview with a local newspaper (they have this community creative person section) and I genuinely thought it was a prank until I had to go get pictures taken.
This makes me feel better.
I felt it many times and I still often do (moved to a new industry at 48 and loving it). Best motivator to explore the world beyond your comfort zone! Thanks for calling it out🙏🏻
I’ve been a teacher for ten years and I still have imposter syndrome.
Wow. Same Here, but 12 years. I cant believe they haven't forcefully fired me due to incometace (spelling error left to prove a point).
Thanks madame.
You are sussy!!!
I would take my glasses off.
It helped me speak straightforward.
If you have 20/20 vision, you're fortunate and probably don't need this tip.
This was a recommendation on my feed. I say those CZcams bots are getting smarter. They now know me.
Ah, the future of immortality. The first time you 'travel' by being disintegrated on the spot, they'll stuff your printed clone with cookies and call it by your name.
'You' may be you, but I bet 'You' always watches adverts to the end and tends to say yes when prompted for brain interface OS updates.
my youtube feed consists of physics lectures, ted talks, and gold prospecting lol. I think their algorithm is on to something.
@@Silverfirefly1 Sounds like a possible SFIA intro.
I know I'm stuck here when I've started my third video that visit. Algorithem knows me well.
They're onto you 👀
I'm a military officer and I've been dealing with this since I was a teenager. It can be quite debilitating and anxiety producing. However, just discovering that there is a name for this feeling makes me feel a lot better. I thought it was just me.
Quite serious stuff ! I am a pianist with 40 years professional experience and I get this completely .
Love how down to earth he was...humble, modest and funny with the typical "down under" sense of humour. I spent all my university years majoring in psychology...where we learn about imposter syndrome in the first week or so...feeling just like that...and as someone else has commented I have that feeling every single day...wondering if I'm an imposter human being too!! One of my favourite quotes: .."..It doesn't matter what you do unless you accept yourself; Once you accept yourself it doesn't matter what you do." Really entertaining and relatable. Thanks!!
Fake it till you make it. One of my mantras. Got me to many things including securing a faculty position of the #1 medical university of my country. I am still feeling as an imposter at my department among my esteemed colleagues.
guess what - all your esteemed colleagues feel the way you do :-)
This is seriously one of my favourite ted talks! Epic and a must watch!
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.
@@Dfjs427 or you can be happy in ur skin
@@johngomez6447 Yes, but at what cost?
Listening to this talk has seriously helped me to cope with my own impostor syndrome.
When you’re standing on the shore watching the waves everything is out of your depth
Deep! I literally got chills.
I can spend hours by the bay, contemplating.
Original?
One of the most entetaining and educational TED talks! Great!
So many people feel the impostor syndrome at one point or another in their life. This is definitively a great talk that will help anyone overcome it.
A truly great speech. Saved for those days when everything just feels a little too grim.
I didn’t even know such a thing existed, well, I feel that alllll the time. I used to call it ‘insecurities’. Learned how to pretend confidence though haha, It helps.
Best TED talk I've seen so far. Seriously. Awesome job, man!!!
Constantine Perepelitsa 's Ted talk brought me here when mentioned something about this Impostor Syndrome which I found out is crippling my very existence, worrying about my capabilities at work. CZcams is God-sent.
Thank you for this great talk, Mike.
Google told me he's currently a billionaire - billionaire! - and not even ONCE he said his company's name or talked about his success or wealth. I realize that defeats the purpose of this particular TED Talk, but he sounds very down to earth
This helped me a lot, thank you! I find out that I constantly set limits to myself to avoid imposter's. I will try not to from now on and let myself experience more and to feel the fear.
One of my favorite Ted's. I've had imposter syndrome for most of my adult life
I've been feeling like this my whole life .. but lately it's been on my mind a lot.
It makes me sad to hear its something that doesnt go away once you've had more achievements:(
This guy is my spirit animal.
What a great talk! I'm sure most of us have felt like imposters at some stage in our lives. Mike's philosophy of not shying away but instead learning as much possible ('fake it, til you make it') sounds like a good plan.
such a relief i get back to this video everytime i feel like my work is too much for me (junior software dev with side hustle)
Finally!! It took from me +20 years to find the accurate word to describe how i feel all the time. Thanks youtube algorithms.
This is the story of my life. Thank you I know you’ve fixed my position.
After years of being told I had a fear of failure, or a fear of success, it was kind of a relief to learn about imposter syndrome a few years ago. It's definitely a fear that they'll find out I'm not as great as they think I am.
Thank you for this.
Great Ted Talk, Mike had very valid points that I added to my notes, thanks for a wonderful video.
Anytime someone's using a ton of acronyms, I call them out and ask for a more simple explanation of what the heck is going on. I find people do that when they don't know what to do about things.
This makes me feel less awful about my insane ambitions.
Imposter syndrome may be a more common human experience than I thought. Fear of being found out, put to the ultimate test, whether at work or in partnership. Could it have a fundamental association with self worth, or worthiness in the face of the creator, that we think we got this "position" in life and don't deserve it? But yet...
"You humility will enable you to serve." - The Crisis, Marshall Vian Summers.
Its all about being confident at bullshitting until you can figure it out. Fake it till you believe it! This was a powerful message, thanks Mike! ❤🙌🏽
Watching this video = *one of the best* invested 14 minutes of my life. Thanks for this *briliant* talk!
All hail George Costanza, Marine Biologist and original imposter.
Polyester Avalanche never heard of George Constanza, perhaps you mean Art Vandelay, the latex exporter importer imposter?
I'm pretty sure he was an architect.
Is that a Titlelist?
I love how casual his dress is; he’s not saying “Respect me I’m a CEO of a major company” he’s saying “I’m just like you, and have similar feelings like you, even feelings of being an imposter sometimes.” While still being a successful business owner!
Thank you for sharing, I can relate so much. I feel uncomfortable at everyone laughing, because these sentiments are real and valid, not a punchline.
Amazing talk! Wow! This really was an eye opener, some gold nugget advice right there
I've watched this multiple times. Great talk.
one of the best ted talks I've seen lately!
This is a new way of looking at the Dunning-Krueger scale. Love it
This talk is over 2 years old. Does TED just pick up whatever tedx they think is worthwhile and put it up on their main channel?
Ted Talk revisited.
What would be the problem with that? The banner 30 seconds in says it was a TedX talk. Not like they're trying to pull a fast one.
@@jasonhendrickson2289 never said it was a problem, just a bit confused as to why they would reupload it, and not explicitly say it is a reupload...
Doubledealer sometimes you get a chance to learn something different watching something again
@@peskylogicchillinsky6007Futube that's true.
Fantastic talk. And very fun to listen to!
Loved it. I suppose if you dont feel like a imposter you probably arent pushing yourself.
I'm a web dev. It seems everyone in the field has this problem. I know I'm definitely competent.yet I still feel this way
Pr0style welcome to the field
I am feeling that way too, being a developer. Thanks for your honesty.
yeah, we all copy code from stackoverflow etc, believing we understand it and are just saving some time. But it builds up this feeling.
I am a QA, 10 years working as a QA... and I feel this every day and in every project, didn't know about this.
I heard in tech jobs it is supercommon. Makes sense
This talk is completely amazing
So, being out of your depth forces you to swim and that forces you to swim. You become better at swimming.
*I MUST SAY , THE INTRO OF TED IS AMAZINGGGGGGGG*
I really liked that TED Talk. So fun and real!!
AMOGUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I needed this TED talk. Thanks.
We live in a simulation because I was just talking last night to my boyfriend that I'm in deep of impostor syndrome at my job. Then CZcams recommends this to me first thing this morning when I got to work early to finish my breakfast before getting started. Cool.
Radish Our phones are listening to our conversations
ask Google bout it
@@InfoAction_ I'm generally very rational and reluctant to give credence to conspiracies. but on a number of occasions I've received targeted ads about things I have been talking a lot about at home (I'm always near my phone/laptop at home) , that I know for a fact I have never searched up online physically, I'm pretty convinced what we say is turned is collected and then the data subsequently pasted through some sort of speech recognition software to target ads and videos at us.
Josh McCaw Yeah same here not one for conspiracies usually but the same things you describe happen to people including myself all the time, pretty sure it’s to try and keep people in a consumer mindset, it’s in the tech industries best interests.
It is possible that your boyfriend googled it (perhaps to help you or give you inputs). CZcams 's recommendation system looks at recent searches to recommend relevant content.
My dream is to present an Edward Talk on the importance of formality.
Do you mean Theodore?
@@dylant2323 Excuse me , I think you mean Tedward.
Ted is an acronym, buddy.
I think this is very true because very intelligent people know and realize how little they know.
This was very informative and that ending was amazing!
I never realized this was a thing. I’ve finally realized what I’ve been struggling with my entire working life so far.
My God!! I reached here to find out what people think about it. And, I just learned from him what Imposter Syndrome is all about. Most people think that they are unlucky to be in this situation, but the fact is that they don't understand Luck. If I define Imposter Syndrom, after listening to this Talk, then it is a Luck situation to be in, and it gives a choice, either to present the Exit button or thrust ourselves up. I always chose the latter, and thus I consider myself to be Lucky to have Imposter Syndrome. In fact, there is one client of mine, who HAS put me into a situation, where I am developing Imposter Syndrome. I know 100% that I am not wrong, but situations around me are questioning my work deliveries. Well, thanks Mike, for this Talk session. Worth watching multiple times.
I am a Field Grade Officer and was telling another Officer that I often feel like I some how bam boozled or tricked my way to the top. That I have no business being here…I always blew it off as me being insecure because of my child hood. I grew up in an orphanage and foster homes my entire life. I just worked hard and now I’m here. But when I’m in a room full of West Pointers/Citadel graduates and they’re briefing something really well, I feel like I have no business being there.
He told me “First off, you’re humble….And secondly that called imposter syndrome and I struggle with it daily…”
I had never heard of imposter syndrome and that’s what led me to this video…This is a game changer for me.
How to overcome impostor syndrome: practice, practice, practice to the point it becomes second nature.
What happens when you're asked to do something you have no experience in though?
why you actin like imposter?
Me clicking this video: I don't know if I'm a good enough imposter to pull this off
It was helpful when he distinguished between questioning yourself and questioning your ideas and thoughts.
I'm kinda flabbergasted how this guy simplifies and describes a feeling I've been struggling with my whole life, in less than 15 minutes.
I suddenly feel so relieved knowing this is a pretty common thing. And so stupid for just realizing it now, 'cause I can think of A LOT of situations where I felt like this or didn't believe in myself where the contrary was true.
Most things you do in life, you have to learn for yourself. Sure, someone can tell you how it's done, but until you do it for yourself you really don't know. And then once you've done it many times, others see you as being completely in control and you belong there...but to you, you're only do what you think others expect and you don't feel in control or that you belong there at all. This sums up many people from top professionals like doctors and lawyers, all the way down to "ordinary" people.
What a delivery...
This video probably comes along every time university applications come around again.
You have to believe in yourself, when no one does. Just don't stop doing what you love. Success and respect will follow.
Do not listen to haters. They just want to steal your thunder, your time and your power.
What a great TED talk. 👏👏👏
There were many people in the banking industry who had "impostor syndrome" before the financial crisis in 2008.
🧐
If you think you're fooling someone, then someone is probably fooling you.
@@freddykruger3320 very true 👍
I loved this one!!!
thank you
oh my god that punchline at the end, excellent!
This is a new feeling for me, i studied software engineering in university , but i just started working at an architectural firm
I come out of meetings more confused
Thank you for letting me know that it’s not just me
I graduated from a good architecture college and got into a huge construction firm. The construction workers probably knew more than me, let alone the managers. And I didn't have to report to seniors with 3 years for experience. I had to report to only the top 5 managers.
Just imagine my imposter syndrome skyrocketing. But I learnt very quickly and also realized most people just seem professional/ act as adults. They aren't all that good and do sloppy average work.
When the imposter is sus
This is awesome. So resonate with this.
you helped me, immensely! thank you
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
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What an eloquent, relatable insightful speaker! I struggle with imposter syndrome every day, I’m glad I’m not alone in that.
Awesome Talk. Relatable to the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Knowing that you dont know, is wisdom
This guy was great. Thank you.
That competent people can still feel like frauds is the inverse of the Dunning-Kruger effect
fantastic talk!
Bruuuuuhhhhh he said the IMPOSTOR word!!11!!!!!! He made an Amogus refrenze
don't question yourself.
question your ideas, your knowledge.
Don't freeze, harness the awarness of feeling like an imposter and use it to work hard, learn something new.
Success doesn't mean you will stop feeling like an imposter, you always will.
Don't see asking for advice as a bad thing. No one can know everything. You will constantly be out of your depths. So ask for help.