What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? - Elizabeth Cox
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Even after writing eleven books and winning several awards, Maya Angelou couldn’t escape the doubt that she hadn’t earned her accomplishments. This feeling of fraudulence is extremely common. Why can’t so many of us shake feelings that our ideas and skills aren’t worthy of others’ attention? Elizabeth Cox describes the psychology behind the imposter syndrome, and what you can do to combat it.
Great minds from Maya Angelou to Albert Einstein suffered from imposter syndrome. What does it say about the phenomenon that even these experts in their field struggled with it?
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- Educator Elizabeth Cox
- Director Sharon Colman
- Narrator Christina Greer
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
