We all know what it’s like to wake up to a grey, rainy morning. You may not like what you find when you open the curtains, but you also recognise there’s not much you can do about it. You don’t control the weather. You only control what you do when it’s raining. You might pull […]
Emotions Are Like the Weather: Why Fighting Feelings Keeps You Stuck Read More »
Most of us are experts at struggling with our own minds.When anxiety or self-doubt shows up, our instinct is to push it away, silence it, or out-think it. And for a moment, it might feel like it works, but very quickly, the doubts creep back in, often louder than before. This is what keeps many
Dropping the Struggle: Why Fighting Self-Doubt Makes It Stronger Read More »
We all know what it’s like to get caught up in a storm of thoughts and feelings. Maybe it’s the tension before a big meeting, the anxiety on the train into work, or that familiar voice telling you “you’re not good enough for this.” When a wave like that hits, most of us do one
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Introduction Imposter syndrome can feel like a relentless companion as it whispers doubts, demands proof, and pushes you to keep running to avoid being “found out.” At first, the strategies you use to quiet it down such as working harder, hiding mistakes, chasing credentials, seem to help. But over time, the pressure builds, and instead
How Feeding the “Hungry Tiger” Makes Imposter Syndrome Stronger Read More »
Imposter syndrome isn’t just about self-doubt. It’s about the traps we fall into when we believe our minds and act on short-term relief rather than long-term values. For many of my clients, this shows up as a familiar cycle: the more they try to escape the feeling of being a fraud, the more trapped they
There’s a particular kind of confusion that comes with doing well professionally but feeling worse about yourself than ever. The promotion arrives and instead of feeling proud, you feel exposed. The project lands well and instead of satisfaction, there’s a quiet dread about the next one. The praise comes in and somehow it makes the
Why Imposter Syndrome Gets Louder When You’re Doing Well Read More »