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Articles to help understand Impostor Syndrome
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By Joyce M. Roché | Nov 26, 2012
Joyce Roche, Retired President of Girls Inc and author of the soon to be released "The Empress Has no Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success" talks about self confidence...
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By Joyce M. Roché | Apr 22, 2012
Over my many years in corporate America, one of my mantras became: "You've got to make like a duck--glide on the surface while paddling for all you're worth underneath."
As I have reflected on my experience with the impostor syndrome, I have often thought about the meaning of this phrase for me. In part, it was about the realities of getting ahead in the business world, where you really do have to work hard and always appear to be in control. But I have come to realize that more importantly the phrase was an expression of the fear of not fitting in that haunted me for so long.
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By Joyce M. Roché | Feb 08, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, at a small gathering at a friend's house, I fell into conversation with a young man who is a very successful entrepreneur. He got very animated when I mentioned The Empress Has No Clothes. "Can I get an advance copy?" he said. "No matter how well the company does, I still feel like I'm playacting every time I go to a conference or sit on a panel."
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By Joyce M. Roché | Nov 11, 2011
An African-American woman from a family of very modest means, I had, through hard work and perseverance, pulled myself up to unprecedented heights in Corporate America, becoming the first Black woman officer of a Fortune 500 corporation.
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