The Internal Board of Directors

Selecting internal mentors

To counteract the loneliness and self-doubt that often accompany leadership and imposter syndrome, we can use visualization to create an internal support system.

This exercise consists of forming an imaginary "Board of Directors" composed of figures who represent the qualities you wish to embody.

These members can be real people you know and respect (such as a grandparent or mentor), inspirational public figures, fictional characters, or even personified abstract concepts.

The key is that each of these "advisors" brings a perspective of wisdom, unconditional love or technical competence that, in times of stress, you feel you lack.

Imaginary Consultation

Once your counsel is established, the practice is to convene mental meetings in the face of dilemmas or crises of trust.

Visualize these mentors sitting around a table and ask them about your current situation.

Ask yourself, "What would this person advise me at this moment?", "How would this figure handle the fear I am feeling?".

This process allows you to access your own subconscious wisdom, but dissociated from ego fear.

By imagining how they would react, you are modeling successful behaviors and accessing inner resources of courage, patience or strategy that the impostor's block was preventing you from seeing.

Counterbalance the saboteur

The primary function of this tip is to act as an authoritative counterweight to your inner critic or "saboteur."

The saboteur operates from childish fear and survival, while your inner counsel operates from maturity, vision and purpose.

When the impostor's voice screams that you are not enough, you can call upon the voice of a member of your council who represents compassion or fearlessness to take charge of the situation.

Leading your life from this committee of "wise men" allows you to make decisions based on expansion and growth, rather than decisions base