by Jess | Feb 28, 2025 | Confidence, Imposter Syndrome
They say you’re too nice at work. Okay, so you’re performing well at work, and managing a team, but there’s one tiny issue that you are desperate to resolve. It’s preventing you from moving further up the career ladder. You have been told that you are...
by Jess | Jan 7, 2021 | Imposter Syndrome, Inner Critic
Hands up! Who else has experienced the Imposter Syndrome at some point in your life? Mine first revealed itself when I started a ‘posh’ all girls’ secondary school and I felt totally out of my comfort zone. It continued when when I was given a senior HR manager role...
by Jess | Dec 24, 2020 | Imposter Syndrome, Inner Critic, Self-Sabotage
Resilience 2020 Congratulations!!!. . . because you are much more resilient than you thought you were! Celebrate that for a moment. Please. Because you’re probably vastly underestimating how well you are coping. REASONS TO CELEBRATE Perhaps you have spent a...
by Jess | Feb 9, 2020 | Imposter Syndrome, Inner Critic, Self-Sabotage
Self-Doubt Sucks Self-doubt is the ONE thing that is preventing you from being as productive as you would like to be. Let me guess, you are currently feeling pants. You are berating yourself, being cruel to yourself, unfairly listing all the things you do not like...
by Jess | May 13, 2019 | Confidence, Imposter Syndrome, Inner Critic
Don’t Eat Tommy Smartie! This month, May, has had me thinking about permission – specifically, why we wait for others to give us permission when we have every right to get on and be, do, have and create whatever we want. Meanwhile wonderful memories of...
by Jess | Apr 2, 2019 | Imposter Syndrome, Inner Critic, Self-Sabotage
The question isn’t “Do you self-sabotage?” it’s “How do you self-sabotage?” Self-sabotaging, huh? It’s frustrating, but it’s extremely common among high-achievers… and those who would like to be. Sabotage is quite a strong word; it...
by Jess | Sep 28, 2018 | Confidence, Imposter Syndrome
The Fear of being Exposed is Crippling According to research 70% of us will feel like an “imposter” at some point in our career (and it’s not just specific to women). The classic signs include the following psychological elements. At some level you might… fear...
