The Imposter Within

Published on November 28, 2019

The Imposter Within
By Ole Petter Anfinsen

Have you ever doubted yourself? And feared being exposed as a "fraud", despite external validation and evidence of your own competence, while feeling that you do not deserve to be where you are and what you have accomplished? 

If so, you are not alone and there are many of us feeling the exact same way without really understanding why this fear is surfacing. This is the "dirty little secret" (Wilding, 2019) shared by many high achieving individuals who feel that most of their success is due to sheer luck, not their own abilities or competences. 

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