by Dr. Valerie Young | Feb 17, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Uncategorized
There’s been lots of buzz lately about the term impostor “syndrome.” I don’t mean buzz about the actual experience of believing we’ve fool others into thinking we’re more intelligent, capable, or talented as others “know” ourselves to be. What I’m...
by Dr. Valerie Young | Feb 9, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Uncategorized
Have you noticed how when you dare to go after a dream, resistance is intent on keeping you small? The closer you get to believing that you actually can do it, the more likely you are to receive an unwanted visit from that niggling inner voice. The one that demands...
by Dr. Valerie Young | Oct 25, 2022 | Articles, Blog
In a recent LinkedIn post a coach shared her unusual method for determining if a client is experiencing impostor syndrome. Her technique comes in the form of a question: Would you rather give a talk in front of 200 people or to 6 senior execs at your company? If the...
by Dr. Valerie Young | Oct 24, 2022 | Articles, Blog
A licensed therapist/executive coach insists impostor syndrome and lack of confidence in general stem from a belief of feeling unworthy. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say, I don’t think the reason Michelle Obama identifies with impostor syndrome is because...
by Dr. Valerie Young | Aug 16, 2022 | Interviews
In this episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I interview Dr. Valerie Young about the types and causes of imposter syndrome and how you combat it. We also discuss the great resignation, playing small, and...
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