The Two Imposters: Why 85% Battle a Syndrome That 'Fake It Till You Make It' Won't Fix - Andrew Pain Ltd
"Stop 'faking it' and start thriving with a practical survival kit designed to dismantle Imposter Syndrome and rebuild authentic professional confidence."
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Summary
With research showing that 85% of professionals struggle with feelings of inadequacy, traditional "fake it till you make it" advice simply isn't enough. This session provides a deep dive into the root causes of Imposter Syndrome and the common thinking errors that undermine our confidence. You will walk away with a practical "Survival Kit" of techniques to process feedback, overcome setbacks, and reclaim your professional self-worth.
Who is it for?
- All employees
- C-suite
- Senior leadership / management
- Early-career / junior employees
- New staters / onboarding
- Remote or hybrid teams
Credentials
Previous clients
- National Highways,
- University of Liverpool,
- The Crown Estate,
- HSBC,
- Specsavers,
- Multiple councils,
- NHS Trusts,
- Colleges and Schools, etc
Reviews
“I worked with Andrew recently to deliver a talk on the importance of community, and right through from the lead up to the event to the delivery, Andrew was proactive in ensuring his presentation was tailored both to our organisation and our audience. His engaging style of delivery brought the best out of our colleagues (even first thing in the morning), and we received many comments that they could have listened to him talk longer, so we’ve already booked him for another talk later this year!”
– Mo Brownridge, Senior Communications Manager at Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail
Awards
- CPD accredited – Member of the Professional Speaking Association – Member of the International Coaching
- Federation – 25 years’ post-graduate HR experience – podcaster and author
Activity overview
Imposter Syndrome: it's where you doubt your ability, you feel like a fraud about to be exposed, and you believe your accomplishments are not worthy of attention or respect. According to global research, 70% of us have experienced Imposter Syndrome (and according to my research of over 5000 working UK professionals, 85% of people in the UK have experienced Imposter Syndrome in one way or another).
Imposter Syndrome holds people back from achieving their potential, causes unnecessary stress and in more extreme cases, leads to long term anxiety, self-loathing and depression.
BUT … is it all bad?
Some people would argue that Imposter Syndrome is a sign of self-awareness which keeps you on your toes and an important measure of humility.
Agenda
In this talk, we will explore:
- Why there are two types of Imposter Syndrome and how they’re both different and similar.
- The ten most common causes of imposter syndrome
- The Imposter Syndrome survival kit: your own toolbox of techniques and insights to send imposter syndrome packing.
- The everyday habits which most people are unaware they do, but which undermine our self-worth.
- The most common thinking errors which skew our judgement of ourselves and others.
- The four emotional stages of receiving negative feedback.
- How to process negative feedback, so you’re not consumed by it and can separate the helpful stuff from the unhelpful stuff.
- How to deal effectively with setbacks when your actions were partially to blame, using techniques such as SetBack Square
Locations available
UK Wide - International
Length of session
Flexible, range from 45/60/90
Max capacity
No limit
Cost
