It’s important to recognize the signs and take steps to manage and overcome the feelings associated with it. By acknowledging your achievements and strengths, developing self-compassion, and ...
Imposter syndrome involves irrationally thinking that you are unworthy of the respect conferred upon you. From a logic-based therapy (LBT) perspective, this involves a cognitive chain of emotional ...
A constant thought, five words. Repeated again and again, like a song on a never ending, infuriating loop. You never know when you are going to think “it,” the unwanted words, always popping up at the ...
Michelle Obama admitted she still questioned whether she belonged in the White House. Meryl Streep once wondered aloud when people would “discover” she wasn’t talented enough. If women of that calibre ...
There’s a famous story, told by a once widely lauded author, about finding himself at a party where he felt hugely out of his depth. Amongst the “great and good people: artists and scientists, writers ...
Former Microsoft VP of HR Chris Williams has over 40 years of experience in the business world. Williams said self-doubt can be crippling, but there are three ways to determine if it's justified.
These feelings are known as impostor syndrome, or what psychologists often call impostor phenomenon. An estimated 70% of people experience these impostor feelings at some point in their lives, ...