What a Big Bang Theory Astronaut Learned About Impostor Syndrome
I’d just finished speaking at the University of British Columbia (UBC) when a doctoral student approached me and whispered, “I only believe half of what you said.” The part he believed was that the hundreds of students sitting with him in the auditorium that day...
It’s Not All About You
One of my clients had spent years lovingly caring for an ailing parent. After “Kim’s” mother passed, she began to write a play about her experience. Then she stopped. “What if my play is a hit?” she said, “Then I’d have to play big.” Kim wasn’t afraid of failure;...
To Overcome Impostor Syndrome: Banish Competence Extremism
Valerie Young, Ed.D. Co-Founder, Impostor Syndrome Institute It’s been well over 20 years since I identified the five types of impostor syndrome. The Perfectionist, Expert, Natural Genius, Soloist, and Superhuman each reflect an extreme view of what it means to be...
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: The Perfectionist’s View of Competence
For the Perfectionist, there is a single focus, and that is how something is done. Your competence rule book is relatively straightforward. I should deliver an unblemished performance 100 percent of the time. Every aspect of my work must be of the highest...
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