Why You Should Embrace Your Impostor Syndrome

Instead of trying to conquer self-doubt, use it to your advantage

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Once, earlier in my career, I was invited to an elegant media event in Los Angeles. As I walked around the room, full of journalists from some of the biggest publications in the world, I felt so out of place that I hid in the bathroom until my best friend arrived.