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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

You dislike the idea of having a coach/mentor because you can (and should) handle things on your own. You get stressed when you’re not working and find downtime difficult or completely wasteful. You shutter when someone refers to you as an expert or wants to put you in the spotlight. Accept that Nobody is Perfect.

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Warning! Have You Become a Toxic Sponge?

On The Job

In short, what Bob Sutton refers to as the "asshole boss.") I absorbed the mental and emotional blows of a workplace gone bad, trying to shore up each co-worker's battered self-esteem as well as my own. But the reality is that they are absorbing much of the stress in the workplace for others and they cannot keep it up.