Impostor Syndrome Bingo -- - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. I should feel lucky that I got an opportunity
2. I succeeded because I had a lot of help
3. I should be able to do most things by myself
4. I should just "get it" like everyone around me
5. It was a fluke. I can only be this good once
6. I don't tell anyone I feel like an impostor
7. I panic before a test or presentation or performance
8. I assume when people are complementing that they are being nice
9. I look really good on paper but I don't really have the skills to live up to my credentials
10. Don't challenge yourself for fear that you might look bad if you don't know something
11. Eventually people will realize that I'm not that smart
12. I qualify things by saying: "This may not be right, but..."
13. I assume I will fall short so I won't be disappointed when I do
14. I try to be really personable and friendly so people won't notice or mind if I'm not that good.
15. I only won/accomplished because there wasn't that much competition
16. I remind others of how much I don't know so they don't expect too much
17. Do not let people see you working too hard
18. I was probably chosen/hired/admitted because of some kind of mistake
19. I always share credit with others even if I did most of the work
20. Failure is not an option
21. If I can do it, anyone can
22. Never let on that you do not know how to do something
23. I apologize for mistakes or for not knowing something
24. I hold back when working with a group or team