Description: It's only because they like me. I was in the right place at the right time. I just work harder than the others. I don't deserve this. It's just a matter of time before I am found out. Someone must have made a terrible mistake.
If you are a working woman, chances are this internal monologue sounds all too familiar. And you're not alone. From the high-achieving PhD candidate convinced she's only been admitted to the program because of a clerical error to the senior executive who worries others will find out she's in way over her head, a shocking number of accomplished women in all career paths and at every level feel as though they are faking it--impostors in their own lives and careers. In The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women, Valerie Young explains what the impostor syndrome is, why fraud fears are more common in women, and how you can recognize the way it manifests in your life. With her empowering, step-by-step plan, you will learn to take ownership of your success, overcome self-doubt, and banish the thought patterns that undermine your ability to feel--and act--as bright and capable as others already know you are.Brief description: Valerie Young, EdD, is an internationally known speaker, a leading expert on the impostor syndrome, and the author of the award-winning book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It, now available in five languages. Her career-related tips have been cited in numerous business and popular publications around the world. In addition Valerie has been interviewed on countless national and local radio programs in the U.S. and Canada and on WPIX Channel 11 news in New York and Yahoo.
Review Quotes: Young's extremely perceptive and action-oriented solutions shine . . . A can't-miss primer for businesswomen everywhere.--Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Publishers Weekly Starred Review"