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The Chronicle of Higher Education: You’re Not Fooling Anyone
You’re Not Fooling Anyone November 9, 2007 By John Gravois, New York Holden Caulfield used to hunt phonies a few blocks from here, but [...]
Are There Downsides to Success? The Third Metric
“Sharon” called me in a panic. She was being recruited for a great position at a significantly higher level. This new job would put her in charge [...]
Frauds on the Red Carpet? True Confessions of Academy Award Winners
It's Oscar time again. To watch Hollywood’s finest actors strut their stuff on the red carpet, you would hardly suspect certain stars [...]
Phony Impostors or Merely the Burden of Great Potential?
“If I can do it, anyone can.” “It’s just because they like me.” “I was lucky this time, but what about next time?” The impostor phenomenon, [...]
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women Readers Share Their Success Stories
When you hear of others who've overcome long-held, self-limiting beliefs and behaviors it can inspire hope that you can do the same. In the [...]
The 5 Types of Impostors:
What’s In Your Competence Rulebook? I’ve spent close to four decades helping people who feel like impostors, fakes, and frauds. In that time, [...]
Sure You’re Successful – But You 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 for free weekly Confidence Builders. I created these to remind people that if [...]
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, [...]