Eight Of Pentacles And Seven Of Swords Tarot: Let’s Talk About Imposter Syndrome

You can advance your career or own a successful business and are ready to sharpen your skills. If you enroll in a course that will help you grow and improve your inner gifts, you like it. However, along the way, you begin to doubt whether you are worthy of taking it. Once you complete your course and take the next steps, you wonder if anyone will take you seriously. You believe you are not worthy of becoming an expert in something you are already good at, since who would take you seriously? Doesn’t that sound like Imposter Syndrome to you?

What Is Imposter Syndrome?

As it is defined by VeryWellMind, Imposter Syndrome is the feeling that you aren’t as competent as others perceive you. It falls under the category of anxiety disorders. The imposter syndrome does not only apply to intelligence and accomplishments. A lot of it has to do with perfectionism and how someone fits into a social group. Although you have the skills, you don’t believe you are that good at what you do. You think you are a phony, a fake, and a fraud. Waiting for the shoe to drop that will expose you as a fraud. They may believe they landed in a prestigious role due to luck or nepotism. They will not take credit for their success. Sadly, this can prevent you from gaining more skills and moving up…