Stop Feeling Like an Imposter, How to Gain Confidence and Credibility

Your Future is Counting On It

Sandy Peckinpah
Thrive Global
Published in
10 min readOct 24, 2017

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Are you terrified of embracing your full potential and going for it? If self-doubt has ever stopped you from achieving what you hoped for, you’re not alone.

It can manifest itself in those who are pursuing a career goal, a fitness goal, or those yearning for a satisfying relationship. It’s often felt deeply in people who yearn to be creative.

Self-doubt is one of the most common obstacles in any area of life. It’s the red light that stops you from moving forward with your goals and prevents you from rising to your fullest potential.

Statistics say that approximately 70% of the population suffers from feeling like imposters at one time or another, and that is caused by the monster in our brains… self-doubt.

If you feel like a fraud, you’re not alone

I was so happy to hear there actually is something called the “Imposter Syndrome.”

I’ve suffered from it for years.

Wikipedia defines the Imposter or Fraud Syndrome as:

… “a concept describing individuals who are marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being…

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Sandy Peckinpah
Thrive Global

Write to be happy. Author, Blogger, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, on Medium since 2016. http://www.SandyPeckinpah.com