The Biggest Challenge With Business Mindset And What You Can Do To Fix It
Business Mindset can be a critical factor in determining success or failure in the business world. Given your actions or behaviours are often driven by your unconscious mind, when you have underlying negative emotions and thoughts, problems are bound to come up. While there can be many challenges when it comes to business mindset, one of the major players is Imposter syndrome. If you’ve ever found yourself achieving incredible things, yet secretly wondering if you’re just fooling everyone around you? Or if you’re having recurring thoughts popping up that you are a fraud, or you feel uncomfortable receiving complements, you may be experiencing Imposter Syndrome. According to Psychology Today as much as 70% of adults experience Imposter Syndrome at least once in their lifetime.
Impostor Syndrome often presents itself through feelings of:
Self-Doubt
Constantly questioning your abilities and second-guessing your decisions. You may worry that you're not as capable as others believe you to be.
Perfectionism
You may tend to set unrealistically high standards for yourself, and even when you achieve success, you focus on minor mistakes or imperfections.
Overachievement
In an attempt to prove your worthiness, you might work excessively hard and overachieve to avoid being "found out" as a fraud.
Fear of Failure
You may have an intense fear of failure or making mistakes, as any misstep could confirm your belief that you're not as competent as others think.
Discounting Success
You may downplay your achievements or attribute success to external factors, luck, or help from others.
Comparisons
You may find that you compare yourself to others and feel inadequate when you perceive others as more accomplished.
Reluctance to Accept Praise
You may find that compliments and recognition cause you to feel uncomfortable, as you believe you don't deserve the positive feedback.
The great thing is that once you recognise what is going on, then you can get the help you need. Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) offers a range of techniques that can be effectively applied to address and alleviate Impostor Syndrome. Here's how NLP can be used to help you overcome this challenge:
Reframing Negative Self-Talk
NLP helps you to reframe your negative self-talk and beliefs. By identifying and replacing self-sabotaging thoughts with empowering one, you can shift your mindset from self-doubt to self-assuredness.
Anchoring Confidence
NLP employs the concept of anchoring, where a specific physical touch or gesture is associated with a positive emotional state. By creating an anchor linked to moments of confidence and success, you can trigger that empowering emotion whenever Impostor Syndrome thoughts arise.
Visualising Success
Visualisation is a powerful NLP technique. You can create vivid mental images of yourself succeeding, receiving recognition, and feeling confident in your accomplishments. Repeatedly visualising these scenarios can rewire the subconscious mind, reducing feelings of inadequacy.
Meta-Modeling
NLP's Meta-Model can help you challenge and restructure your limiting beliefs. By questioning vague or distorted thoughts related to Impostor Syndrome, you can gain clarity and a more accurate perspective on their abilities.
Pattern Interrupt
NLP suggests interrupting negative thought patterns with a physical action, like snapping fingers or clapping hands. This interrupts the cycle of self-doubt and shifts focus away from Impostor Syndrome, allowing you to capture and reframe your inner dialogue.
Parts Integration
Impostor Syndrome can create inner conflicts within individuals. NLP's Parts Integration technique helps reconcile these conflicting parts, harmonizing the inner dialogue and reducing the internal struggle.
Submodalities
NLP explores the sensory details of thoughts and emotions. By adjusting the submodalities (e.g., brightness, size, location) of Impostor Syndrome-related thoughts, you can weaken their impact and create a more positive mental representation.
Language Patterns
NLP emphasizes the importance of language. Practicing positive self-talk and using empowering language can gradually rewire thought patterns associated with Impostor Syndrome.
Timeline Therapy™
Timeline Therapy™ allows you to explore past experiences and reframe them in a way that fosters confidence and self-belief. This can help address any negative emotions and limiting beliefs that are underlying Imposter Syndrome.
Imposter Syndrome is one of the biggest challenges impacting on business mindset, but you don’t have to go it alone. With the help of an NLP Practitioner the underlying negative emotions and limiting beliefs can be released and replaced with helpful beliefs supporting you to embrace your business with an empowered and positive mindset.