Valerie Young
Learn to take ownership of your success, overcome self-doubt, and banish the thought patterns that undermine your ability to feel--and act--as bright and capable as others already ,know, you are with this award-winning book by Valerie Young. ,It's only because they like me. I was in the right place at the right time. I just work harder than the others. I don't deserve this. It's just a matter of time before I am found out. Someone must have made a terrible mistake. ,If you are a working woman, chances are this interÂ­nal monologue sounds all too familiar. And you're not alone. From the high-achieving Ph.D. candidate convinced she's only been admitted to the program because of a clerical error to the senior executive who worries others will find out she's in way over her head, a shocking number of accomplished women in all caÂ­reer paths and at every level feel as though they are faking it--impostors in their own lives and careers.,While the impostor syndrome is not unique to women, women are more apt to agonize over tiny mistakes, see even constructive criticism as eviÂ­dence of their shortcomings, and chalk up their accomplishments to luck rather than skill. They often unconsciously overcompensate with crippling perfecÂ­tionism, overpreparation, maintaining a lower proÂ­file, withholding their talents and opinions, or never finishing important projects. When they do succeed, they think, ,Phew, I fooled 'em again. ,An internationally known speaker, Valerie Young has devoted her career to understanding women's most deeply held beliefs about themselves and their success. In her decades of in-the-trenches research, she has uncovered the often surprising reasons why so many accomplished women experience this crushing self-doubt.,In ,The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women, ,Young gives these women the solution they have been seekÂ­ing. Combining insightful analysis with effective adÂ­vice and anecdotes, she explains what the impostor syndrome is, why fraud fears are more common in women, and how you can recognize the way it maniÂ­fests in your life.
Nonfiction,Self Help,Business,Feminism,Psychology,Leadership,Self Help,Personal Development,Unfinished,Womens,Health,Mental Health
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women