Why Embracing Your Impostor Syndrome is a Really Bad Idea
When asked in an interview if he ever felt like an impostor, Saturday Night Live writer and comedian John Mulaney replied: "Oh yeah. [...]Oscar Winner Viola Davis on Impostor Syndrome
Is anyone surprised Viola Davis experiences impostor feelings? 1) She's in a creative field which means like other actors, writers, artists [...]Is the Impostor Syndrome All Bad?
A recent edition of the Abu Dhabi English-edition daily, The National, approached the impostor syndrome from a unique angle. Most articles [...]The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women Readers Share Their Success Stories
When we hear of others who have overcome long-held, self-limiting beliefs and behaviors it inspires in us the hope that we can do the same. In [...]What’s in Your Competence Rule Book?
I’ve spent nearly a quarter of a century working primarily with women who feel like impostors, fakes, and frauds. In that time I’ve come to an [...]“Sure I’m Successful. But I Can Explain All That”
Do you dismiss your accomplishments as “no big deal” or “If I can do it, anybody can”? Do you agonize over even the smallest flaws in your [...]Are You REALLY Afraid of Success?
Visitors to ImpostorSyndrome.com have the opportunity to sign up to receive Impostor Buster Words of the Week. This week’s email came from [...]The Other Side of the Impostor Syndrome
The fear that others will discover that you have been bluffing your way through is very real. Every day intelligent, competent people drop out [...]Are You Wise to Feel Like a Fraud?
“I still believe,” confessed Mike Myers, “that at any time the No-Talent Police will come and arrest me.” Myers is not alone. The question is, [...]Finding a Name for the Feelings
I'll never forget the day I first learned about the Impostor Syndrome. It was 1983. A chronic procrastinator, I was in my fourth year of a [...]
