How to overcome impostor syndrome

If you always feel that you don’t belong where you are and think of yourself as a phony, you may experience impostor syndrome. 

The impostor phenomenon is a pervasive psychological experience of perceived intellectual and professional fraudulence — School of Psychology, University of Sydney.

How to overcome impostor syndrome:

1. Celebrate even small wins. Acknowledging your achievements helps to cope with impostor syndrome.
2. Fake it till you make it. If you don’t feel confident right now, still act this way. Someday this will become your reality.
3. Create a list of 100 of your achievements. It will help you to start feeling better about yourself.
4. Ask clients for their testimonials, create case studies — collect all the evidence of your professionalism.