"Imposter syndrome happens when we have the feeling that we do not deserve what we have achieved, fearing that we'll be discovered to be fakes or frauds. Our successes, we tell ourselves, were achieved not through our actual abilities and talents, but through some combination of luck, timing, and mistakes others made that allowed us to slip through the cracks. Nobody is immune to this feeling, and it affects all segments of the public-from leaders, artists, actors, and the people we see as high achievers."
"But emotional intelligence offers us help and direction in overcoming this pervasive yet very common problem. Commonly understood as the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions, emotional intelligence gives us the ability to understand ourselves and others in ways that increase our ability to work through our unpleasant thoughts and feelings. As an author of two books on emotional intelligence, I have written extensively on the topic."
Imposter syndrome occurs when people feel they do not deserve achievements and fear being exposed as frauds. Successes are attributed to luck, timing, or others' mistakes rather than abilities. The phenomenon affects leaders, artists, actors, and high achievers. Emotional intelligence provides tools to overcome imposter feelings by enabling recognition, understanding, and management of emotions. Self-awareness creates space between feelings and facts, permitting the experience of fear without accepting it as reality. This separation allows choosing thoughts that support genuine accomplishment, releasing negative impacts, and moving from self-doubt toward welcoming success.
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