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- Waiting for the No-Talent Police: Finally a Name for the Feelings - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Valerie YoungI’ll never forget the day I first learned about the so-called Impostor Syndrome. It was 1983. A chronic procrastinator, I was in my fourth year of a doctoral program. Like a lot of graduate students, my status was what was commonly referred to as “A-B-D,” meaning I’d completed “all but the ...
Views: 1421(1 vote) - Fooled 'Em Again: The Other Side of the Impostor Syndrome - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Valerie YoungMillions of people secretly believe their success is just a function of luck or timing and that they're going to be found out. It's called the impostor syndrome, a term coined by pychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes. By one estimation, as many as 70 percent of people have experienced ...
Views: 1475(1 vote) - Use Your Summer Vacation to Start Working at What You Love - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Valerie YoungRemember writing those "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays way back when? Summertime may not be the endless carefree season it was when you were a kid, but it's still a great time to jumpstart your dream of working at what you love. Here are three ways to use your summer vacation to grow ...
Views: 1383 - Afraid To Take The Leap? Simple Ways To Face Down Your Fears - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2008 from Valerie YoungThe so-called safe path is always "easier." Just ask Ursula Clay. Ursula tried to take the secure career path her immigrant parents had chosen for her. In fact, she worked incredibly hard to achieve a level of financial success and security her parents, both high school dropouts, never had. Says ...
Views: 1247 - Why Wish Upon A Star When You Can Reach for One? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2008 from Valerie YoungIt's been over thirty years since Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel traveled the country conducting interviews for his book, "Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do." In it is an insightful quote from Nora Watson who says, "I think most of ...
Views: 1297 - Want To Re-Create Your Life? What Not To Do - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Valerie YoungYou’ve probably read plenty of advice on what you need to do to find and follow the path to right livelihood. Well, I thought it might be time to offer a little counter-intuitive advice on what not to do. For example… Do Not Automatically Trust the Experts Even so-called experts sometimes get ...
Views: 1280 - If You Think You Can't Change Course... You're Right - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Valerie YoungYou've heard the expression that some people see the glass as half full while others perceive the same glass to be half empty? I had the opportunity to see this difference in perception in action. One summer, my father and I drove to the airport to pick up my some family members visiting from ...
Views: 1350 - 10 Steps To Escape The Job World And Create the Life You Really Want - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Valerie Young1. GET THE POINT – OF LIFE, THAT IS. How many of us will look back in our old age and wish we'd gone to more meetings or put in more overtime. The point? Despite pressure to "play it safe" by sticking with your day job ("...but dear, you have a good job, you want to be HAPPY too?") you have ...
Views: 1163 - 10 Steps to Escape the Job World and Create the Life You Really Want - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2004 from Valerie Young1. GET THE POINT – OF LIFE, THAT IS. How many of us will look back in our old age and wish we'd gone to more meetings or put in more overtime. The point? Despite pressure to "play it safe" by sticking with your day job ("...but dear, you have a good job, you want to be HAPPY too?") you have ...
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