Dear Female Entrepreneur, Are You Feeling Like an Imposter? You Are Not Alone!
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. (Aristotle)
Introduction
Imposter syndrome (or impostor syndrome) is a commonly spoken phenomenon, although not always handled with depth. It gets confused with low self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth issues. Although most people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their life, there are also those, who live the reality of imposter syndrome more profoundly (without even realising it) most of the time.
While imposter syndrome can result in over-working and self-sabotage, both unhealthy behaviours, it is not a disease and it is nothing dangerous by itself. However it is important to mention that Clance & Imes (1978) did discover that the women in their study experienced symptoms of “generalized anxiety, lack of self-confidence, depression and frustration related to inability to meet self -imposed standards of achievement”.
And of course, far too often, imposter syndrome is the barrier standing between intelligent women (and also men!) and their dreams!
I decided to dig a little bit deeper about the topic just to understand it better for myself as a human being and also for the purpose of my coaching…
