How can you overcome creative blocks caused by imposter syndrome?

Creative blocks aren’t caused by imposter syndrome. It is the anxiety and self judgment that is associated with impostor syndrome that leads to creative blocks. If we find the anxiety as a discomfort in the body that is associated with imposter syndrome, and bear witness to it, and bring all our attention to it in the same way an actor becomes a role, and holds it with loving kindness and acceptance, and let it share whatever it wishes to about the anxiety, we may find that the anxiety dissolves, and that imposter syndrome turns into its higher form, humility with self-confidence.

Give yourself a pep talk like you were talking to a friend or colleague. Ask yourself why you are feeling that way. Is it because you are new to a task or do you feel that you are surrounded by experts? Remind yourself that you have had the imposter syndrome before and have been able to overcome it. Remind yourself of the rush that you feel when you learn or do something new - the Aha moment! Remind yourself that sometimes great insight is provided by someone looking at a problem or situation with fresh eyes. Remind yourself that your first time doing something need not be perfect.

This echoes some of what Bhamini said above. There is science behind the idea of speaking to yourself as you would a friend and specifically by using your own name, "Mary, you've dealt with something similar before how about try this." This is called "distant self talk" and creates that separation of fact from internal monkey mind fiction. Personally, after using meditation, I began a very different dialogue with my inner voice speaking to myself very gently and kindly and not beating myself up. The results were beyond just myself, I began to engage with more compassion for others.

Perfectionism kills kernels of ideas that if shared can be grown through conversation with others. Mistakes are the best teachers and the culture in the US does not celebrate failure. Creating environments where people are free to share and externalize thoughts will result in better ideas faster, challenging of thinking, and confidence building of all, helping to reduce imposter syndrome.

In my experience, experimentation is crucial to build confidence. However, it can be tough to will yourself to try something new. One option is to use exploratory journaling about what you hope to experience, your expectations, the best and hardest things that could happen, and the benefits of experimenting. This internal dialogue on paper will reduce the imposter syndrome by preparing you to experiment and learn. Great things happen outside the boundaries of our known identity.

I sit with myself around 5 am and absorb smells and sounds around me, the answer comes to me eventually. Answers also come as we goaling doing it.