by valerie@impostorsyndrome.com | Nov 28, 2017 | Articles, Blog
In my more than three decades of speaking and leading workshops on Impostor Syndrome, my focus has always been to share how to overcome impostor syndrome. I’ve spoken to an estimated 500,000 people and up until just a few years ago, I always ended my talks by giving...
by valerie@impostorsyndrome.com | 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...
by valerie@impostorsyndrome.com | Jan 24, 2014 | Articles, Blog
An article in the Abu Dhabi English-edition daily, The National, approached the impostor syndrome from a unique angle. Most articles focus on the anxiety of waiting for the other shoe to drop. Instead this Middle East reporter says impostor syndrome can be an...
by valerie@impostorsyndrome.com | Dec 29, 2011 | Articles, Blog
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 six years since The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women has been out, I’ve received dozens of emails from people who said...
by valerie@impostorsyndrome.com | Nov 10, 2011 | Articles, Blog
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 work or beat yourself up when you make a mistake? Do you feel crushed by even constructive criticism, seeing it as evidence of...
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