class: title # Hacking Imposter Syndrome ## Natalie Chin --- # About Me - Blockchain Professor at George Brown College - Former Blockchain Developer at STK - Former Software Developer at Intelliware - Nerd --- # "Imposter Syndrome" - Feeling that someone else will find out we're a fraud - Any successes were due to luck --- class: middle center  --- # Why this topic? - Increasing percentage of people talking about Imposter Syndrome - Not enough discussion about how to actual deal with it --- class: img-caption  --- # Background - Network Engineer - Took apart hard drives for fun - Fast typer --- class: img-caption  It started in elementary school. --- class: title # Hack 1 ## Do what you love to do. --- class: title # Entering University ## That thing I said about doing what you love? I didn't. --- # Background - Attended Ursula Franklin Academy in high school - All university CS applications were rejected - Entered BComm program at McMaster University - Convinced to go to University, regardless of program --- class: img-caption  I did this for 18 months in university. --- class: img-caption  In second year, I took my first University Computer Science course. --- class: img-caption  Then, I went to my first hackathon. --- class: img-caption  I ended up TAing first year CS students for 3 years. --- class: title # Hack 2 ## Give back. --- class: title # Hack 3 ## Step outside your comfort zone. --- class: img-caption  --- # Summary 1. **Do what you love to do** 2. **Give back** 3. **Step outside of your comfort zone** --- class: img-caption  natchineth.com