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Why Embracing Your Impostor Syndrome is a Really Bad Idea

by Dr. Valerie Young | Sep 7, 2017 | Articles, Blog

When asked in an interview if he ever felt like an impostor, Saturday Night Live writer and comedian John Mulaney replied: “Oh yeah. Steve Higgins [a producer for SNL] asked me on one of my first one or two days: ‘You feel like a fraud?’ And I said yes, and he...

The Hamilton Spectator: Welcome to the Faker Fringe: Many people, haunted by fear, don’t believe in their own success

by Dr. Valerie Young | Aug 8, 2013 | Articles

Welcome to the Faker Fringe Many people, haunted by fear, don’t believe in their own success April 19, 2006 By Nicola Pulling They say I am a perfectionist. I’m not. I’ve never done anything perfectly. They say I’m too hard on myself. And in my mind, that always leads...

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