Battles of an Impostor Melissa Houghton

About Me: Principal Software Engineer & Developer Relations, Microsoft MVP Developer Technologies

Impostor Syndrome

Tom Hanks Maya Angelou Serena Williams

Mike Cannon-Brookes

An internal experience of intellectual phoniness, despite outstanding academic and professional accomplishments - Dr. Pauline R. Clance and Dr. Suzanne A. Imes The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention. (1978)

Why me?

DDD Perth

WiTWA Award

Recognise, Rationalise, Reflect

Recognise

Superhero Perfectionist Soloist Natural Genius Expert

What are the risks?

Rationalise

Thought Stopping

Thought Shipping

Talk about it!

It is ok to fail!

Reflect

Ask for feedback

Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world, if you do so, you are insulting yourself. - Bill Gates