Imposter Syndrome: How to Stop This Debilitating Idea in Its Tracks

At some point, nearly every successful person is in a position where they feel like they don't belong.

Perhaps you have to speak at a meeting being attended by senior leadership at your company or even top executives from around the industry. Maybe you got promoted to a position faster than most, or quite possibly you're just having a momentary crisis of confidence.

It's normal, and many people work their way through those feelings. However, for some people, this "impostor syndrome" can be debilitating. The phenomenon, which was formally named by American psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes in 1978, is defined by its creators as "a feeling of phoniness in people who believe that they are not intelligent, capable, or creative, despite evidence of high achievement," according to The New York Times.

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