Are you tired of that same old cycle? Every New Year, there’s that surge of hope and determination when you set resolutions. Yet, as the weeks pass, the fire dims, and those resolutions fade into the background, unfulfilled and forgotten.
It’s frustrating, isn’t it? That burning desire for change burns brightly at the start of the year, but somehow, it dwindles, leaving you feeling stuck in a rut, year after year.
But you’re not alone. Many dive into New Year resolutions with high hopes, only to find themselves back at square one, aspirations slipping away like sand through their fingers.
The issue isn’t lacking the drive or resolve; it’s the fleeting nature of resolutions without a solid foundation for real, lasting change.
We all face common obstacles – resistance to change, wavering motivation, unclear goals, and habits that don’t stick, pulling us back into familiar routines despite craving transformation.
And let’s not forget those inner saboteurs, whispering lies about your abilities and worthiness.
This year let’s break that cycle and elevate your approach to personal and professional growth. Let’s move beyond surface-level resolutions and dive deep into the core of enduring transformation.
Explore the principles of lasting change. Learn how to overcome resistance, embrace a growth mindset with Positive Intelligence, set clear and inspiring goals, and cultivate empowering habits that don’t just achieve but surpass your aspirations.
Don’t let another year slip by with unmet goals. Embrace your “New Year, New Heights” journey and unlock the blueprint to lasting transformation. As a leader, it’s your time to rise, lead with passion, purpose, and resilience. Let’s make this year your year of unparalleled success! Become the best version of yourself.
Reach out today and discover how you can embark on this transformative journey. It’s time to claim your success!
Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements and credentials? Do you worry that you’ll be exposed as a phony, or that you’re not as competent as people believe you to be? If so, you may be experiencing impostor syndrome.
This psychological phenomenon affects millions of people worldwide, from high-achieving students to successful professionals. It’s characterized by feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, and fear of failure, despite objective evidence to the contrary.
Impostor syndrome can hold you back from reaching your full potential, sabotaging your confidence and progress. But it’s not a permanent condition. With the right mindset and strategies, you can learn to overcome impostor syndrome and thrive in your personal and professional life.
What is Impostor Syndrome?
Impostor syndrome is a psychological condition in which a person doubts their accomplishments and feels like a fraud, despite evidence to the contrary. People with impostor syndrome often attribute their successes to luck or external factors and believe that they are not as competent as others believe them to be.
This often results in feelings of anxiety, self-doubt, and fear of being exposed as a fraud. Impostor syndrome is not a clinical disorder, but rather a common experience that affects people from all walks of life.
It can manifest in various ways, from feeling like a fraud in a particular area of expertise to doubting your overall abilities and worth. While it is more prevalent among high-achieving individuals, impostor syndrome can affect anyone, regardless of their achievements or status.
The Psychology Behind Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome is rooted in a person’s self-perception and self-esteem. People with impostor syndrome often have a distorted view of their abilities and accomplishments and tend to compare themselves unfavorably to others. They may have a fear of failure or a need for perfectionism, which drives them to set unrealistic standards for themselves.
The roots of impostor syndrome can be traced back to childhood and upbringing, where a person’s sense of self-worth and validation is shaped. Family dynamics, societal pressures, and cultural expectations can all contribute to the development of impostor syndrome.
Signs and Symptoms of Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome can manifest in various ways, both in thoughts and behaviors. Some common signs and symptoms of impostor syndrome include:
Persistent self-doubt and fear of failure
Believing that your accomplishments are due to luck or external factors
Feeling like a fraud, despite objective evidence to the contrary
Comparing yourself unfavorably to others
Setting unrealistic standards for yourself
Procrastination or avoidance of challenges
Downplaying your achievements or avoiding recognition
These symptoms can be mild or severe and may vary depending on the individual and the situation. However, if left unchecked, impostor syndrome can harm your mental health, career, and overall well-being.
The Psychological Impact of Impostor Syndrome
Impostor syndrome can have a profound impact on your mental health and well-being. It can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, and can interfere with your ability to function and thrive.
The psychological impact of impostor syndrome can manifest in various ways, such as:
Negative self-talk: Constantly criticizing yourself and doubting your abilities can create a negative self-image and perpetuate feelings of inadequacy.
Procrastination and avoidance: Fear of failure or being exposed as a fraud can lead to procrastination and avoidance of challenges, which can further reinforce impostor syndrome.
Burnout and stress: Constantly striving for perfection and feeling like a fraud can lead to burnout and chronic stress, which can have physical and mental health consequences.
The impact of impostor syndrome can be particularly challenging for people in high-stress or demanding professions, such as healthcare, law, or academia. However, with the right mindset and strategies, it is possible to overcome impostor syndrome and achieve success and fulfillment.
Registration is now open for our Power UP Your Leadership Presence: How to Beat Impostor Syndrome program. The Introductory Session takes place September 28 and the Advanced Program October 12. Take advantage of the Early Bird prices.
In the same way that leaders benefit from becoming more in tune with their goals, employees are much more likely to engage more with their work if they feel a sense of purpose. One of the best ways to format your engagement strategy is by framing it to serve as a roadmap for your employees.
There are a few different ways you can instill a sense of purpose in the workplace, but nothing beats real feedback. Have your employees fill out surveys and invite them for one-on-one sit downs to discuss their goals, questions, and any potential concerns.
This won’t just help your employees become more focused at work, but they’ll feel more seen and understood. When you make you team feel like they play an important role in your organization, you can expect engagement to increase almost instantly.
Question for leaders
1. Do you think your employees feel like they are in alignment with a sense of purpose at work? Why or why not?
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting January 25, 2023.
Part of being a successful leader involves paying close attention to your mental health and well-being. While it’s completely natural to experience impostor syndrome and feelings of self-doubt, you don’t want to stay in that headspace for too long. That’s why Redwork’s Coaching is partnering with Positive Intelligence to create a six-week, immersive mental fitness program.
Based on Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence® work—In this program you will:
Discover your “Saboteurs” that hinder your performance and contribute to negative and repetitive thought patterns, creating even more stress and anxiety.
Learn how to take control of self-sabotage by implementing proven techniques to increase your confidence and remain calm under pressure.
Learn the ins and out’s of mental fitness so you can achieve peak performance as well as emotional and mental wellbeing.
If you’re curious, you can even take a FREE Saboteur assessment here, just scroll right to the bottom of the page.
Registration is now open for the next 6-week Positive Intelligence® Mental Fitness Foundation program starting January 21, 2023. The program is based on Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence® work.
You will learn to use negative emotions as a helpful alert and then quickly shift to the positive region of the brain that has the calm, clarity, objectivity and creativity to handle life’s challenges more effectively.
For more information and to register: https://redworkscoaching.com/services/executive-coaching/positive-intelligence-increasing-your-mental-fitness/6-week-mental-fitness-foundation-program/
Your organization may be eligible for up to two-thirds of the training cost through the Canada Job Grant program.
According to a recent study, a whopping 90% of female employees struggle with impostor syndrome. What’s even more shocking? This happens to people regardless of their level of expertise, it’s a psychological pattern that often isn’t noticed until the symptoms start to become overwhelming. In fact, only about 25% of those surveyed are aware of their symptoms.
Females in leadership positions deal with enough pressure, so recognizing impostor syndrome can help you stay on track and focus on business goals. Impostor syndrome presents itself in different ways, some of the symptoms include:
Believing your success is based on luck.
You might think people will “discover” that you are somehow unqualified for your position, even though you are.
Self-doubt and thinking that you don’t deserve the praise you receive.
Constant fear that you are going to disappoint people.
Setting far-fetched goals and being hard on yourself when you (realistically) fall short.
The only way to grow as a leader is to face your mental challenges head-on, but it isn’t easy to do it alone.
Registration is now open for the next 6-week Positive Intelligence® Mental Fitness Foundation program starting January 21, 2023. The program is based on Shirzad Chamine’s Positive Intelligence® work.
You will learn to use negative emotions as a helpful alert and then quickly shift to the positive region of the brain that has the calm, clarity, objectivity and creativity to handle life’s challenges more effectively.
There is a very strong link between employee engagement and resilience. The more resilient an employee is, the less likely they are to become disengaged, whether something happens that is expected or not.
If you want to help build that resilience within your own team, consider some of the following:
– Maintain a clear sense of purpose: make sure employees know what their role is and why it’s important.
– Communication is key: Lack of communication accounts for a large portion of workplace mistakes. Make sure everyone is on the same page.
– Establish an internal support system: Create measures for handling sensitive issues and employee concerns.
– Set clear goals and expectations: Like communication, having a clear set of expectations helps everyone stay on track and working towards the same thing.
– Provide necessary resources: you can’t expect your team to be engaged unless they have everything they need to do their work.
– Positive reinforcement: don’t just come in when things need to be fixed, make sure to acknowledge people who are doing things right on a regular basis.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
The Engage and Mobilize Program focuses on simple but powerful behaviours that will have maximum impact on your leaders’ ability to engage his or her employees.
You might be hesitant to put too much effort into employee well-being initiatives if you can’t guarantee your staff will be receptive. However, if you don’t bother to do anything, you risk losing valuable employees that were willing and ready to invest in your organization.
It’s always better to be able to say you tried something than to have never tried at all, so implementing wellbeing initiatives in the workplace should be a priority, even if on a trial basis. You never know what effect you might have on the entire staff.
When you’re ready to introduce new wellbeing initiatives in the office, you need to:
· Increase understanding of common well-being needs and offerings
· Reduce apathy and stigma surrounding mental health and wellbeing initiatives
· Make it as easy as possible to participate
Start your efforts with small steps and stick with whatever gets the best reaction, you might end up giving a lot of people the small push they needed.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting October 12, 2022.
When it comes to employee well-being, management is often focused on what needs to be added to the workplace, rather than evaluating existing conditions. Before you can even think about what you might want to add to your work environment, you need to think about how you might be able to improve the current conditions.
Two huge areas that are often overlooked when it comes to engaging with your employees and supporting their wellbeing are social support and job control.
Social Support
A major component of any healthy workplace is ample social support. It’s no secret that positive social relationships are good for our health and having a support system at work is extremely helpful when dealing with workplace challenges and any job-related stress.
Job Control
It’s hard to imagine doing something all day long and having no discretion as to how the job gets done. Employees that have no job control are much more likely to experience feelings of resentment towards their work. If you allow your employees to go about their tasks however it suits them best, as long as you get the results you want in the end, you productivity is likely to increase. When people are in control of their work, there’s a greater sense of pride, and more room for engagement.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting October 12, 2022.
In a world full of uncertainty, it’s not shocking that mental health issues have been steadily on the rise. Those in leadership positions should always continue learning about the different ways they can support their employees’ mental health in the workplace.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
Learning how to manage unproductive conflict and increase collaboration and morale are just a few of the things you can learn at our intensive engagement program. From workshop assignments to hands-on action plans, participants will go through all the necessary steps to learn how to manage, develop, and support employees now and in the future.
Upon completion of the program, you’ll be able to uncover any elements of your organization that might not be contributing to an overall efficient workplace.
People do their best work when they have a positive mindset and outlook on their role. One of the best ways to help motivate your employees is by evaluating and improving their day-to-day attitudes. The most important thing is to evaluate what might be contributing to any negative energy in the workplace.
It isn’t always easy to uncover what leads to poor employee attitudes and engagement, so that’s why it helps to participate in leadership programs. This way, you and your team can be equipped with the necessary tools to maintain a positive atmosphere, and keep employees engaged and happy.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
Participating in this program will help you and your team:
– Pinpoint barriers to employee engagement in your organization
– Identify what personal motivators engage your employees
– Develop an action plan
– Learn effective strategies to address unproductive conflicts
– Learn the key leader attitudes of engaging leaders
