Bad news: your secret’s out. Everyone’s realized you didn’t get where you are through skill or competence, and that you just lucked into it. You don’t belong here, not among all these people who ...

Even after 32 years in practice, Sylvie Rodrigue admits she still gets flashes of imposter syndrome. The award-winning lawyer, managing partner, and author of Own It! Lessons Every Woman Should Know ...

High-achieving people sometimes feel like an imposter. Source: Bob Basset's Mask 2015, Author: Bob Basset; Bbsstt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The other day, I heartily congratulated a friend ...

"I’ve always felt unworthy, as if I were a fraud." These remarkably candid words came from none other than Justin Bieber, who recently opened up about his ongoing battle with imposter syndrome. It was ...

“Imposter syndrome,” or feeling like a fraud, is a common experience. It’s a form of insecurity and a natural part of being human. The tendency when we feel like a fraud is to avoid doing what we feel ...

Most entrepreneurs try to overcome imposter syndrome — but the ones who grow the fastest learn how to use it as a hidden ...

Many of the most driven and high-achieving individuals in your organization might be quietly convinced they're not good enough. They discount their successes, attribute their achievements to luck and ...

The voice in your head telling you you're not enough may or may not be true. Every time you start or finish a project, your chest tightens with something deeper than fear. You know you’ve worked hard, ...

Getting accepted to law school is a remarkable accomplishment. This can cultivate a sense of pride, yet feelings of self-doubt are bound to creep in at some point. Perhaps it’s that negative inner ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...