Do you feel like an impostor and you hold yourself to an unrealistic and unsustainable standard of competence? Do you feel ashamed when you fall short of the set standard? Do you secretly worry you’re not as bright, capable, or qualified as everyone “thinks” you are?  Do you chalk your accomplishments up to luck, timing, connections or computer error? When you do succeed, do you secretly feel you fooled them again? Do you worry that it’s just a matter of time before you’re “found out?”  It is okay if we might have encountered these situations at a point in our lives. You are not alone. The World's foremost impostor syndrome expert answers these probing questions and provided life-changing solutions that would create a mindset shift for a typical impostor.

In this episode, Dr. Valerie shared rich insights from her decades of experience on impostor syndrome, ranging from; the origin of the impostor syndrome, the belief system of an impostor, the five types of impostors, and the solutions to rethink impostor syndrome.

Dr. Valerie Young is widely considered the world’s foremost expert on impostor syndrome. She is the co-founder of the Impostor Syndrome Institute and is uniquely qualified to help organizations, workshop facilitators, coaches, and individuals to stamp out impostor syndrome. Dr. Valerie is the first to Recognize Organizational Causes — and Costs of Impostor Syndrome in her 1986 Executive Female magazine cover article. She wrote an award-winning book, “The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from Impostor Syndrome” which has been reprinted in six languages. 

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