#48 The Science of Imposter Syndrome and How to Harness It - Dr Nicola Gates

Imposter syndrome is a psychological occurrence where people doubt their skills, talents, or accomplishments and often feel like a fraud, despite being high-performing in external, objective ways   Dr Nicola Gates is a leading clinical neuropsychologist, neuroscience researcher, and best-selling author, She has worked in brain and cognitive health and wellbeing for over 25 years, is a an engaging speaker and has published dozens of peer-reviewed research papers.   In this episode Andrew and Dr Nicola discuss: 4:45 Definition of imposter syndrome and why it isn’t considered a mental disorder 11:00 Andrew and Nicola’s personal experience with imposter syndrome 15:00 The positive effects of imposter syndrome and Andrew’s worst presentation ever 19:30 What causes imposter syndrome and who is more likely to have it 23:00 5 different types of imposter syndrome including the superman/woman  33:30 How to balance imposter syndrome with achieving results 36:45 Imposter syndrome and confidence, and Nicola’s experience in the world of academia  40:00 How Nicola would coach herself and dropping her guard with a group of psych students 45:20 Some of the benefits of imposter syndrome and how Nicola saw Andrew see it manifest  50:30 Optimising performance and not letting imposter syndrome weigh you down   You can find Nicola at her website: http://brainandmindpsychology.com/ Find out more about the Performance Intelligence Masterclass: https://rb.gy/xexsz Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://www.andrewmay.com/keynotes/ Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/ Follow StriveStronger: https://www.instagram.com/strive.stronger/ If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.