Comments on: Impostor Syndrome and the Career Coward Books

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:29:14 +0000

Thanks for the link!

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By: deepali

deepali — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:37:58 +0000

I feel this. Sometimes I feel like an imposter at life too (like when people think you are really awesome). But sometimes I wonder if it’s not a bad thing to feel that way (adds humility?)….

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Friday Finance Findings for July 11th : Generation X Finance — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:31:59 +0000

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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:06:33 +0000

Mrs M – this topic has intrigued me since you first wrote about it. I often find myself feeling the way you described. I really question anything good I’ve achieved – then I accuse myself of exaggerating it. Sometimes I get to the point where I wonder if I’ve dreamed some of the things I’ve done.

I’ll be checking out those books. I think I’m going to have to take a job for a while if I want a visa for another country.

By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:30:30 +0000

Hmm…. We need these for our RAs, who soon will be taking wing. Think I’ll see if I can get the dean’s office to foot the bill for an addition to our unit’s library. Thanks for the lead!

By: Frugalchick

Frugalchick — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:10:50 +0000

We could all use a little confidence boost especially when it involves change. For the most part, I feel good about my skills but there are times when I feel so unsure and needs reassurance. I’ll be checking these books out.

By: Dad

Dad — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:58:24 +0000

You certainly are not an imposter nor are you a career brazenist. I’m glad you find something that might encourage you. Pursuing a career and, particularly, developing one are challenging efforts. I’m glad you found an author that is helpful to you in this. I’ve had much advice from ‘experts’ who might as well be talking Chinese (of which I speak not a word) and tell me what to do when their advice doesn’t even begin to fit the field I’m in. These are people I have, in the past, spoken with face to face. The woman who wrote that resume for me back in 2000 was a great help. After I had been ‘helped’ by a number of career professionals on writing a resume (person to person help) and getting nowhere, she simply interviewed me and from what she gathered she wrote me a decent resume (It got me the job )

It is good that you are examining this now. Things are relatively stable I understand and that is often the best time to think about these things. Best wishes.

By: RacerX

RacerX — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:55:26 +0000

Fear is the #1 reason people stay in abusive relationships, whether professional or person. Not necessarily fear of violence but fear of the unknown. Read Sartre’s “Room” sometime it describes it perfectly.

But after you take a small step, each step is easier and wider!

Make the first step…you deserve it!

By: frugal zeitgeist

frugal zeitgeist — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:36:25 +0000

I think it’s perfectly normal and in fact relatively healthy to feel like a fraud at one’s job, at least for a while. I know I go through cycles of it fairly regularly. I think people who don’t experience that are far more likely to end up with both feet in the brown and floppy.