The Five Archetypes of Imposter Syndrome
Depending on what's happening in our lives, our imposter archetype can show up in different ways to prevent us from tapping into our creative genius. Today Michelle touches on overcoming the five imposter archetypes in order to step into establishing yourself as an expert in your respective domain.
Covered in this episode:
The complex nature of the role of experts in our current social media climate and how gate-keeping and credentialism can be elitist
Faking it till you make it vs. doing your own work to create credibility within yourself
Black or white thinking vs. living in the grey and the messy areas - where nuance and complexity and dimension live to inform our creative paths
The five archetypes of imposter syndrome and how they keep us small
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“Our brains love to compartmentalize and categorize anything that we can possibly see to keeps us safe. It’s how we operate in the world. But black or white thinking can also really prevent us from having a full experience of living in the messy, middle, and living in the gray, which is usually where the most interesting things and also the most true things exist. It’s where nuance, complexity and dimension lives.”
“One of the best ways to become an expert is to teach what you know to somebody else because it asks you to articulate your thoughts and ideas and feelings that may have been sort of floating around in a cytoplasmic soup in your brain.”
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If you loved learning about the imposter archetypes, check out our episode "Archetypes: The Secret Language of the Collective Unconscious" where Michelle and Wallis trace a brief history of archetypes, the rules that guide them, and how their stories hold metaphorical meaning that can link our inner and outer worlds and the sacred dimensions of our lives. Whether you’re an archetype scholar or a newb to their magic, we got you. We finish the episode with a quick how-to-cast-your-archetypical-wheel which is a great place to gain a deeper understanding of your archetypal patterns, how they contribute to your beliefs, motivations, and the relationships in your life. A must-do for a deeper understanding of you and you!
SHOW NOTES
[01:29] Michelle shares how she feels about Imposter Syndrome
[03:35] Everyone has a sense of urgency to respond on the internet immediately and it's easy to judge people without even knowing the facts
[06:35] We rush to call ourselves experts or become experts in this space because of imposter syndrome. We’re looking for credibility because we’re looking for something that’s going to prove our worth
[06:45] Nothing’s going to prove your worth to anyone. You can’t change how people decide to perceive or understand about you. All you can do is create your credibility on your own
[08:25] The goal of intuitive business is to check in with yourself and to decide what’s right for you at any given moment
[09:00] Our brain loves to compartmentalize and categorize anything that we possibly see to keep us safe
[10:42] Michelle tackles the five archetypes of Imposter Syndrome
[11:08] We have our own set of archetypes that live within us and that we embody throughout our lives
[12:50] We need to understand the root of what motivates our lack of self-worth, insecurities, or feeling of not good enough. We must understand that in order to find an antidote for it
[13:30] The first archetype is the superhero impostor archetype. They give themselves a super high expectation or super high bar that is nearly impossible for them to achieve
[16:35] The second archetype is the natural genius archetype. People who have naturally gifted or have extraordinary abilities, but feel devastated the first time that they fail at something because life has been so easy for them
[17:15] Michelle shares her experience being a natural genius archetype while attending college for dance
[19:06] If you’re a natural genius, you’re always going to find a way to make yourself small in comparison to other people who are also naturally talented and naturally gifted. Just because someone else is also good at what they do, it doesn’t mean that you’re not good at what you do
[25:23] The third archetype is the perfectionist archetype. They are focused on their achievements so much with such myopic vision that they really can only focus on their flaws. They become obsessed with just seeing the things that don't work
[26:35] The fourth archetype is expert. The type of people who are constantly trying to learn more about their subject of choice. They’re never satisfied with their knowledge and tend to underrate their own abilities
[30:55] The fifth archetype is the soloist. They dislike being part of a team, often refuse help, and see help as a sign of incompetence or weakness
[32:15] Imposter syndrome thrives when we build a moat around ourselves and we make ourselves impossible to reach because we don’t want people to throw stones on us. We don’t want people’s feedback and negativity
[34:37] Owning what we know and also knowing that we don’t know everything in the world
[38:18] How to create credibility for ourselves
[42:35] One of the best ways to become an expert and to establish your credibility is to be a teacher on a certain topic or subject
[44:50] Michelle shares that creating credibility is just being in the world and getting experiences. Proving to yourself that you are a credible source because you’re getting experience over time
[45:57] Outro of the Podcast.