From the day we were born every experience we have is written in the chapter of us. Sometimes we’re not all that great at writing the story. And when it comes to new things, we look to the story of us to tell us what we can be.

Imposter Syndrome shows up differently for everyone. Which makes it tricky but not impossible to tackle. In this article we look at the five faces of imposter syndrome. One you’ve found yours, you’re part way towards kicking imposter syndrome to the curb

do you have to be perfect to succeed, can your imperfections become your superpowers, this blog article challenges our notion of perfectionism

Did you know you can beat Imposter Syndrome whlst sleeping? Your brain is your best asset when it comes to controlling IS and yet we tend to neglect looking after it. So here are three simple tips for helping your brain stay in shape

Imposter Syndrome robs us of many of our rights without us actually realising it. So time to fight back by creating and asserting your own basic bill of rights to keep Imposter Syndrome in check

Have you ever done Myers Briggs MBTI tests or one of those that tells you you're a particular colour or an animal?

We are drawn to being in a tribe. The "reds" rejoice in knowing they share a colour with many business leaders and stop listening at the bit where it's explained "this includes those that drove their companies off a cliff". The "yellows" are already planning the after course party.

This week Thriving Leader Shorts explores Multiple Selves. We are not always the same person in our home life to our work life. Many people do incredible things in their community that never show up in the workplace.

And yet tapping into our Multiple Selves can be a great way to help us with our #impostersyndrome. Enjoy, subscribe, share with others and be #bettereveryday

Infinity leaders practice the art of zero. The art of zero is to observe the circle around you and ensure things are shifting in their correct orbit, identifying potential collisions and imbalances – keeping things in orbit – letting people bring their gifts and talents, connecting them together, learning when to get out of the way.

The imposter driver within you will be screaming it’s not enough. You need to be like the satellite, hurtling around the edges, absorbing and living everything. Not only isn’t there to time to do this but it’s not where your value lies.

Physical muscles develop progressively in layers. I want you to think the same way with your personal effectiveness using a process called thickening – layering capability upon capability.

How do you define your purpose?

Imagine you’re at a dinner party and some people you’ve not met and someone asks what do you do? What’s your reaction and line of response?

For many people it’s to dole out the name of their employer, describe what their employer does. For others it is to repeat their job title or start to dole out their job description.

Relatively few of us tend to answer that question by explaining our purpose. Our purpose. Our identity. Not our assumed identity for this current employer. Once you understand your purpose, you have a key piece of the puzzle to overcoming imposter syndrome – because you can’t really be an imposter to yourself.

Today we’re looking at the trait of being a soloist in your work. Imposter Syndrome shows up for all of us in different guises but one thing in common is the way that voice in our head seeks to and quite effectively manages to compare us to others and in the process sets us apart from the pack.

Today we’re dipping into the work Taibi Kahler’s five drivers.

Like so many things the concept of Kahler’s five drivers can be used to help us understand our natural happy state of play and how we can productively interact with others. And like so many things when overplayed they can also be fertile ground for our Imposter Syndrome.

n our moments of greatest self-doubt

The imposter is given fertile ground to exaggerate those doubts and selectively present us with evidence of all out failings, our shortcomings and blind us to what may be good about ourselves.

Even if you’re British, it’s not boastful to be mindful of the gifts and qualities that you bring but this can be hard to summon in dark times.

When we’ve grown up in the service of others, we become used to seeing achievements through the work of other people. When we step up into leadership, because there is always another boss, we can sometimes be tempted to see our role as creating achievements through this new person instead of for ourselves.

Many of us, from an early age, have experienced situations where conformance or performance shortfalls results in punishment of some kind. No pain, no gain. So it said.

This develops into a learned pattern of behaviour and a lack of self-kindness and self-compassion to ourselves. And research shows trauma and depression in many people in western societies can be traced back to lack of self-esteem and self-kindness.

Many of us grow up with values like Lana. We show early gifts. We shine academically in our early school years. Our values and how we are valued by others becomes embedded in our expertise. When we tackle new and unfamiliar challenges, we instinctively look for the benchmarks by which success is measured and set our goals against these.

But you are unique. There is no-one with the same set of cells, the same knowledge, the same personality and the same capability as you. And you are a product of the time you were born in. There never will be another you, so celebrate what the unique you can bring to the party because there will always be gifts you can bring that no-one else can. Yet if you choose not to show up – we all lose out.

Most people have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their adult life. It creeps up in many forms.

You can feel imposter syndrome after getting a promotion or landing a great job – it’s that sudden turn around look at everyone else sense – I’m different, I’m not like these people, How did I get here and most importantly When will they find out I’m a fraud

It all begins with an idea.