Have you ever gotten to the next level and wondered if you belonged there? Life lately has been what I always imagined it was supposed to be, and yet I still have this lingering unease as I step into the success I’ve created for myself.
Coming from a single-parent home and contending with the struggles that entailed, I made the commitment to myself that I would transcend my circumstances through my own effort and creativity. I’ve prepared myself to work harder, to do better, to become greater… but one thing I wasn’t prepared for was the feeling of not belonging in the life I had dreamed of.
Imposter Syndrome speaks to the phenomenon of “arrival fallacy,” in which you’ve achieved what...