Have you ever felt that you have been pretending far too much for far too long? And that any moment you might get caught red-handed in the act of pretense, need to unveil your disguise, and bare your true face to people – the face of inadequacy carrying the guilt of a worn-out fraudster who has reached successful heights in this world just by being at the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n
If yes, then you have fleetingly experienced what Dr. Valerie Young has been talking about in several institutions and organizations \u2013 Imposter Syndrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n A year and a few months ago, Andy Molinsky from the Brandeis International Business School wrote this article<\/a> titled \u201cEveryone suffers from Imposter Syndrome<\/em>–Here\u2019s <\/em>how to handle it<\/em>\u201d in HBR. In the end, he briefly hints that the only way to overcome this is to connect with people and discuss ideas for a better evaluation of yourself.<\/p>\n Amusingly, a few months before the HBR article, Quartz came up with the headline –\u00a0\u201cIs imposter syndrome a sign of greatness?\u201d <\/em>in this article<\/a> describing the idea as a necessary evil for success. It attributed several factors like family dynamics, workplace culture and many more, which bred symptoms of imposter syndrome and made one feel like a fraud.<\/p>\n Recommended Test: Clance IP Scale Test for Imposter Syndrome<\/a><\/p>\n TEDx speaker and coach Melody Wilding took a dig at the subject in fast company by categorizing this universal phenomenon into subgroups in her article<\/a> titled<\/p>\n \u201cThe Five Types Of Imposter Syndrome And How To Beat Them\u201d. <\/em>She brilliantly put her point forth by breaking down the 5 personalities into an array of questions, which if answered in tandem, establishes the hold of the syndrome over him\/her.<\/p>\n Recently Kyle Eschenroeder<\/a>, from the startup bros, wrote another thought provoking piece<\/a> on the same subject titled \u201c21 Proven Ways To Overcome Imposter Syndrome\u201d. <\/em>He came up with an even greater number of ideas to nip the imposter feeling right in the bud.<\/p>\n When so many successful people talk about being unsuccessful, it means that something is actually misplaced. And the headlines speak for themselves<\/strong>. All describe it like an emerging global phenomenon that needs to be understood clearly and handled carefully. Moreover, most of these stories co-incidentally portray female protagonists as the victim. Let me assure you Imposter Syndrome isn\u2019t gender biased.<\/p>\n This article is a small story inspired by my peers about the different instances where a growth hacker, in the sense of its all-encompassing duty, might feel like an imposter.<\/p>\n I believe in the process of coining that term, Sean Ellis, founder of Growth Hackers, might have felt the weight of Imposter Syndrome weighing in heavy. For the role of a growth hacker<\/a> comes in with a lot of \u2018ifs and buts\u2019<\/em> and often times inclines more towards imposter growth tactics rather than rapid growth experimentation.<\/p>\n In my few months of association with Orgzit, I have faced certain challenges, which have helped me identify the reason behind me feeling like an imposter and the ways to overcome it.<\/p>\n