# Are there any upsides? (Spoiler: not really)

- **Episode:** [10](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/10.md) (2022-11-03)
- **Type:** other
- **Tags:** upsides, imposter phenomenon
- **Time:** 23:51–25:00 (start 1431s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/10?t=1431](https://truthliesandwork.com/10?t=1431)

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[23:51] Leanne Elliott: I mean, not really, being honest. If you've got imposter phenomenon in the purest sense, this dissonance, this disconnect between, between what you think and in terms of your role and the achievements and not being able to internalize that success. Um, that is going to lead to a lot of stress and ultimately burnout. Um, so yeah, so it's, it's not, it's not a good path to be on if you are genuinely experiencing imposter phenomenon. That said, we do know, um, the same research found that people with imposter phenomenon do tend to be better at building relationships, do tend to be better at managing sensitive situations. But I'd actually put that down to probably more than likely this person is also likely to have high emotional intelligence. Um, and because they're not ego-driven and they are probably more collaborative, um, than that is, is, yeah, building relationships is going to be a part of, of their strengths. But I'm not sure that's a, a big enough pro to just accept, I have imposter phenomenon, I'll just accept it
[24:48] Al Elliott: Fair enough, fair enough. So if you do, or someone recognizes they've got this, then what sort of steps can they take to To overcome this or fix this?