Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: What To Do When You Doubt Your Worth

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Andrea Morton

Do you ever look around a room of intelligent, charismatic and interesting people and feel that you don't belong? Do you sometimes find yourself focusing on everything you've failed to accomplish in your life or career, rather than what you've done well? Do you ever catch yourself thinking, "Pretty soon, everyone is going to figure out that I don't deserve to be here!"

In Episode 7 I explain the sense often experienced (but rarely discussed) by high achieving people that they are phonies... perhaps not deserving of their education, career or even relationship. This uncomfortable feeling is called Imposter Syndrome or Imposter Phenomenon, and it can cause even the most outwardly successful people in the world to doubt themselves and their innate value.

Digging into research pioneered in the 1970s by Dr. Pauline Rose Clance and R. Suzanne Imes, we will explore what Imposter Syndrome is, why it happens, how it varies between women and men, why it matters AND a few useful strategies you can implement right away to cope with ‘imposterism’ if it is affecting you or your confidence and ability to move ahead toward your dreams!