Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is the idea that you’ve only succeeded due to luck or fortunate timing, and not because of your talent. It involves feelings of self-doubt and personal incompetence that persist despite your education, qualifications or accomplishments. Sound familiar? It’s the idea that you’re not able to internalize and own your success. You likely downplay your achievements – a lot!

As a freelancer or founder these feelings are perhaps even more prominent – you may not have a team around you to boost the morale, perhaps you’re early on in your self-employed journey or you may feel like you’re surrounded by others who are much more qualified. It’s time to change this and develop more supportive and empowering thinking, to help accelerate your success.