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Imposter syndrome refers to psychologically believing that you aren’t capable or competent as others perceive you to be.
To overcome imposter syndrome working professionals should become a speaker, mentor or thought decider. It’s the best way to overcome imposter syndrome to teach and mentor. They can write their whole career. By writing and sharing they can forget it. They should keep a book of compliment in which they write each and every good thing happened to them or someone compliments them. So, whenever they feel like having imposter syndrome they can read it again and feel good. Don’t feel bad if you don’t know anything in you office or know less than others because it’s human mind it can’t remember everything all the time. They should focus on their supporters and not on their haters because supporters are those who are our well wisher. Listen to your inner voice. Listen to only positive people. Let your haters talk at your back. Whenever you feel less of others read about your business, your mistakes in a different way and this will help you in overcoming the imposter syndrome. Don’t have a self doubt on yourself. Working professionals should treat themselves that they are capable of doing all stuffs nicely. They should pursue and continue their career even if they are not perfect. Whether you are failing or succeeding try to be positive and focus on how you can succeed more and learn from the mistakes made in past.
The next time working professionals feels self-conscious about their success they should remember that they deserve to be where they are at today just like others.