Your Questions Answered | How Do You Overcome Imposter Syndrome?
Each month, the Catalyst will feature a question posed to our panel of SRAI Distinguished Faculty members to get their take on all sorts of topics encompassing research administration. Do you have a research administration question for our experts? Send your questions to catalyst@srainternational.org!
This month, we asked our experts: How do you overcome imposter syndrome?
Dara Little, Associate VP for Research, Executive Director Sponsored Programs, Northern Illinois University, SRAI Distinguished Faculty
- I read once that most smart, high performing people deal with these feelings, so I take comfort in that and remind myself that the feeling is normal. The key is to acknowledge it and find strategies that work for you to overcome imposter syndrome. Nobody’s perfect or knows everything, so let that idea go!
Domenica G. Pappas, CRA, Associate Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research, Illinois Tech, SRAI Distinguished Faculty
- I overcome impostor syndrome by confirming the facts, using my network and reassuring myself that I was correct.
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