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A new year often brings with it hope, inspirations, and aspirations that encourage and spur on goals, resolutions, and plans for a better future. Although many can feel reactive to [...]
The title of the book that I co-authored with my partner, Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin is “Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt and Succeed in Life.” It was very important to [...]
Since our book, Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt and Succeed in Life came out, journalists, podcast hosts and our followers on Instagram and LinkedIn are always asking us “how do [...]
Recently, I was on LinkedIn’s Hello Monday podcast hosted by Jessi Hempel discussing Imposter Syndrome and during the interview, I shared some of my own personal moments of career crises [...]
In our day-to-day experiences, it’s so common to hear ourselves and others say, “I’m burned out” – however, usually that’s about it. We just acknowledge it and sometimes, so casually [...]
Perfectionism can affect all aspects of your Imposter Syndrome. It can contribute to engaging in: Overwrought and time-intensive task management processes Managing teams in exacting ways that don’t tolerate mistakes [...]
Performance review time can be a very triggering time if you struggle with Impostor Syndrome. When you believe that you may be a fraud or incompetent, and you are asked [...]
As a psychologist, who writes and speaks about Imposter Syndrome often, I felt compelled to respond to the article that Harvard Business Review recently published entitled “Stop Telling Women They [...]
We spend so much of our time oriented toward work and so the workplace becomes a very important space that affects our sense of self. When you struggle with [...]
Executive presence is an elusive concept, much like the notion of leadership. It is difficult for most people to concretely define what it is, but they are quick to say when [...]
Impostor syndrome, which includes the inability to internalize accomplishments and the constant fear of being exposed as a fraud, can adversely impact your development as a leader. While we often discuss [...]
Happy Black Mental Health Awareness Month! Despite all the pain, racial trauma, and microaggressions we continue to experience, we have managed to endure and to thrive. In honor of this month, I [...]
Do you have recognizable accomplishments in your field (e.g., degrees, roles, skills), yet find yourself feeling like it all feels fragile and it could all go away with one misstep, [...]
Recently, several journalists have asked to interview me for articles on the work martyr complex. The phenomenon is likely as old as time, but currently, work martyr syndrome refers to [...]
The spread of COVID-19 shifted the way we look at remote work. Many of us would prefer working from home if we could choose it. This got me thinking about [...]
I get asked a lot - “How do I get more people to respond to my networking requests?” I think the answer is pretty simple, but requires a lot more [...]
If you saw my TEDx talk, you know that I myself have had Impostor Syndrome and have been so paralyzed by it that I couldn’t enter into a job search when [...]
