There is nothing to fear and much to gain from acknowledging success. So why attain so many women suffer imposter syndrome?About five years ago,I was counting the cost of my own shortcomings during a particularly tainted trade patch. I had Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on in the background, and happened to hear Jenni Murray suggesting women can be more frightened of success than they are of failure. These words resonated so much with me that they occupy subsequently found their way into many of my workshops, and presentations and talks.
What is it about success that women are so afraid of? To start with,we occupy a lot more to lose. We sacrifice relationships and family or, at best, and develop a complex juggling routine where our personal and professional lives are balanced precariously between career success and “quality time” with our partners and children. We are conditioned to think that we cannot occupy it all without paying some sort of price. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com