Give your inner Scrooge the boot and give yourself the gift of honoring yourself by upgrading your model of reality, whether it's a better relationship, better health, better anything that you deserve. That's a gift that truly keeps on giving.
Have you ever thought: They made a mistake and actually confused me with someone else much more qualified? Or had the feeling that even if they meant you, it will only be a matter of time before they realize you are a fraud?
Have you ever experienced a moment of panic before you got ready to pitch a proposal or convene a meeting? Completely stopped in your tracks from self-doubt? If so, you're in good company.
Have you ever had the feeling that you didn't really know what you were doing, and it was just a matter of time before someone realized it and exposed you as a fraud?
You can recognize your critic by how it speaks to you. Good, realistic, sound thinking examines the situation with a light heart and a focus on solutions. Feel the difference!
The "impostor" syndrome - feelings of self-doubt, that you've flown under the radar or somehow "fooled them" - plagues more successful women than men,...
Tina Fey once confessed that she sometimes screams inside her head, "I'm a fraud! They're on to me!" Sheryl Sandberg attended a Harvard University spe...
When it comes to workplace equality, we've come a long way -- long enough for some to say men are on the decline. Statistics show more women than men ...
Often high achieving women refuse to accept their intellectual abilities and demonstrated success, instead preferring to assign themselves the role of the impostor.
What if you hold that fear of success, that fear of being relied upon? What if you are afraid of letting others down? What if you afraid of being found out?
How does a low level of confidence affect us? What changes in our lives when we gain confidence? What is confidence anyway? Where does it come from? Why do some people have more of it than others?
No, there's not really a recognized condition called "the imposter syndrome." But it's a handy label to describe the self-doubt that many people, particularly high achievers, experience.
Have you ever wondered why your achievements in life reached a plateau when they did - how you were on the path of your dream before something got in the way and stopped the surge?