10 strategies for overcoming impostor syndrome

The top way to stop feeling like you’re an impostor is to stop thinking like one.

June 14, 2021 by Valerie Young, CU Management

In my more than three decades of speaking and leading workshops on impostor syndrome, I’ve spoken to an estimated 500,000 people.

Up until just a few years ago, I always ended my talks by giving audiences a list of 10 ways to combat impostor syndrome.

Audience evaluations were overwhelmingly positive. The one criticism? “I wish she’d given us more solutions.”

Or during the Q&A someone would come up to the mic and say, “This was great … but do you have any other solutions?”