Imposter Syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where a person doubts his or her own skills and competencies.
They believe that their coworkers will get to know that they may be just faking their way in the company without knowing much and that they are a fraud.
Self-doubt and feelings of being an imposter mostly arise among brilliant, qualified people who try to measure themselves with other, similarly qualified coworkers.
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What is Imposter Syndrome?
Have you ever felt that you're just not enough? Even when there are evidences that they are not, but have you ever felt that your successes, was rather luck?
The imposter phenomenon refers to feelings of inadequacy, feeling like a fraud, att...
Imposter Syndrome is that inner voice telling you that your work is not good enough or, even worse, that you’re useless as a person.
Actual imposters do not doubt themselves of being phoney, fake or con artists, because that is what they are.
They do not wonder if they are up to the mark, or if they are qualified for their current role, as they are busy projecting confidence and cooking up convincing but fake stories!
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