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Being an Imposter

Debbie O'Brien on March 27, 2022

If you ever look at the home page of my site or the intro slide of my talks you will probably think I am the biggest show off in the world. I am, ...

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silvesterwali • Mar 27 '22

This is really amazing, great experience.

Debbie O'Brien • Mar 27 '22

Thank you

Melanie Almeida • Mar 27 '22

Thank you for sharing your journey Debbie.
And so impressed by your sport achievements as well :-)

Inma Sánchez Casabán • May 1 '22

Thank you so much for sharing this. Tomorrow I start my first job in IT after more than 10 years working in communication, and the imposter syndrome force is strong with me 😅. But I'll remember your advice: work, improve and try again 😊

Debbie O'Brien • May 2 '22

best of luck. and remember its ok to tell people at work how you feel.

sambit sahoo • Mar 28 '22

So amazing. I consider myself an imposter. Reading this definitely gave me a lot of confidence ❤️

Debbie O'Brien • Mar 28 '22

I'm glad it helped :)

Mary Olorunfemi • Mar 27 '22

Thank you for sharing Debbie 💕. You inspire me alot

Debbie O'Brien • Mar 27 '22

Thanks Mary

SVGator • Mar 28 '22

You're on an amazing path :) Thanks for sharing!

Debbie O'Brien • Mar 28 '22

Thanks so much :)

Renan Franca • Mar 27 '22

Thank you for sharing your experience. I didn't know that I am a little impostor too 😅🤭😊

roakoth • Mar 31 '22

Thanks for sharing this Debbie, it is very inspiring 🔥 yes, sometimes we feel like impostors, just like you said, we should talk about it and we are not alone. Major take-aways 🙌

Boba • Apr 21 '22

I'm so glad I came across your post.

yink • Mar 30 '22

This is so inspiring, well done!

Carl Sargunar • Mar 28 '22

Love your story - thank you for sharing

Adam Crockett 🌀 • Mar 28 '22

Your 21, that's so young in the grand scheme, wait until your old like me,
After many years, imposters turned into 😂:

Pretending to be a tradesman 🕵️‍♂️

Adam Crockett ・ Mar 27 ・ 1 min read

#discuss #watercooler

Debbie O'Brien • Mar 28 '22

I know. I still look 21. Maybe I’ll be 21 forever. But yeh curious that the numbers are the same. At 21 in London working in Tv and 21 years later working in tech. Hopefully will still be in tech in next 21 years