Tell me if you can relate to any of the following:
- You feel like you’re not qualified for your job or cut out for the work you do.
- You’re uncomfortable when praised for your success, because you feel like you haven’t earned it.
- You fear you’ll be “found out” and exposed for the fraud you are.
If these sound like thoughts that run through your head, you may be experiencing something called Impostor Syndrome.
And you wouldn’t be alone: over 70% of people report experiencing Impostor Syndrome at some point in their career. Impostor Syndrome refers to the inability to internalize success – when people have a persistent belief that they are unintelligent or incompetent. It manifests in feelings that you’re a fake who will be exposed as incapable or ill-equipped, despite plenty of evidence to prove you’re skilled and competent.
So called “impostors” habitually attribute their accomplishments to luck, chance, connections, charm, or other external factors.
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