Start Your New Job With Confidence!
You’ve Got This!
Starting a new job is going to produce some butterflies in your stomach. You will be nervous, excited, and curious.
These are all very normal feelings to have but you may also be doubting if you can do the job or feel like the company somehow made a mistake. These are feelings more attached to Imposter Syndrome.
What is Imposter Syndrome?
According Harvard Business Review Imposter Syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. “Imposters” suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of their competence.
Imposter Syndrome is very real and can get in the way of your confidence.
Here are a few ideas on how to start your new job with confidence
Check Your Limiting Beliefs
Limiting beliefs are the negative messages we think about in our head. Notice them and then decide what you want to do with them. We can’t think negative and positive thoughts at the same time, shift the negative thought into something you are grateful for. Look for affirmations that build you up, thank the limiting belief for trying to protect you but then let it know, you’ve got this!
Learn From Your Past
I see many clients who fear that past mistakes will follow them into future jobs. Take this time to evaluate what went well in your last positions. What did you learn about yourself? What do you need to do differently this time around? If you need help developing systems or structures around productivity, workflow, etc, consider hiring an ADHD coach.
Prepare For Your First Day
Your first day of work is not the day to be late. Drive the commute prior to your start date, so you have an idea how long it will really take you and add buffer time, just in case. Know where you will be parking. The night before, double check that you have everything that you need, double check emails and other notes just to make sure you don’t miss anything.
Good luck… You’ve got this!
Thank you for your time and attention.
-Nikki
