b'Rob Moore is a tripleMONEY, MONEY, MONEY best-selling property author, public speaker, entrepreneur, and multi-million-pound How we do money is how we do everything. property investor. robmoore.comDO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE A FRAUD?T hat you are going to belHigh self-importance or unrealisticnot achieve defines who you are.found out? That you dontexpectations that set up feelings oflGet clear on your vision and deserve it and will inevitablyfailure. legacy and how you want to be lose it all? That you are notlPotential for public criticism,remembered.good enough to maintain yourpunishment or shame for makinglIf impostor syndrome gets loud, current, or any lasting, success?mistakes. write it all down as personal therapy.Do you ever think youd better getlConditional worth or love, onlylKnow that nobody knows what out or give up, because it will allgained through high achievement oryou are thinking, feeling and fearing fall apart soon enough That nosuccess. inside.matter how well you do, its neverWhen I started investing in property,lPractise owning, thanking and good enough? Do you often givewe had about five minutes to enjoy itbeing grateful for your victories, up at things you are good at sosuccesses and compliments. before the 2008 recession. InvestorslAsk for help and share your you dont have to live up to theand companies dropped like flies butfeelings with professionals, friends, pressure and expectation?we were young and lean (in termsadvisors and mentors.So they have a label for all that, andof overheads) and although it waslKnow that we are all struggling it has become a thing.hard, it didnt affect us as badly. Wewith self-worth, even your idols and Impostor syndrome (also known assurvived and became relevant almosthuge celebrities.impostor phenomenon, impostorism,by default. The upside being weIf you have impostor emotions, fraud syndrome or the impostorlearned a lot, kept overheads low andnaming them as external things can experience) is a psychologicalsaved. But it created fears in us that itcompartmentalise them and banish complex where an individual doubtscould happen to us next time, that wethem as literal impostors their accomplishments and has awere lucky and that we didnt deservethat dont have a persistent internalized fear of being(and hadnt earned) our elevated exposed as a fraud. Despite externalposition.We found a downsidespace in your evidence of their competence, thoseto everything! But these impostorhead. (Beware experiencing this phenomenon remainemotions also served to keep usof labellingPeople often feel convinced that they are frauds, and dohumble and hungry, and to remind usthem so muchlike an imposter not deserve all they have achieved.to plan well for future challenges andthat you giveand its interesting People often feel like an impostordisruptions.them anthat this is not a and its interesting that this is not aTo further deal with and defeat youridentity andmental disorder mental disorder but almost has a labelimpostor feelings, try the following: start to takebut almost sounds that sounds like it is. lManage your self-importance andownership of them.) like it is.The causes of this feeling include: expectations so that they are better lLow self-esteem and confidence. balanced/more realistic. Each time a fear lStrong fear of failure, despite lFocus on giving value and helpingof being found out (m)any achievements. others.rears its ugly head, think l Feelings of inadequacy. lMake a list of 50100 great thingsof all the things you will gain lPerfectionism paradox, whereabout you and why you deservethe more successful you are, and all success.a desire for perfection leaves uslStop comparing yourself to othersthe things you will lose by letting the dissatisfied with our actions orin an unbalanced manner. impostor talk you out of your goals paralysed into inaction. lKnow that nothing you do or doand self-worth.17'