“The problem is that organizations are famous for taking people who are happy as individual contributors and turning them into managers or… — Valerie Young Management Copy Share Image
“Years from now no one will remember all the extra projects you took on or your meticulously organized garage. What they—and you—will… — Valerie Young Household chores Copy Share Image
“In play pairs, even among children as young as two and a half, boys pay attention to protests from other boys. But… — Valerie Young Children Copy Share Image
“The important thing is not to take the discomfort of feeling out of your element to mean you are somehow less intelligent,… — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
“Because you believe a more competent person would be farther along by now, when you do run up against something that is… — Valerie Young Overnight success Copy Share Image
“When you are achieving in a system that is at odds with who you are—one that too often values style over substance,… — Valerie Young Productivity Copy Share Image
“Truly competent people not only ask for advice, but they delegate wherever and whenever they can.” — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
“The major reframe for the Superwoman/Man/Student is that competence is not a function of how many things you can do.” — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
“It’s hard not to smile when you hear that American frontiersman Daniel Boone once insisted, “I have never been lost, but I… — Valerie Young Daniel Boone Copy Share Image
“The codiscoverers of the impostor phenomenon, Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, along with various collaborators, point to four coping and protecting mechanisms:… — Valerie Young Copy Share Image
“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths. —Lois Wyse, author and columnist” — Valerie Young Books Copy Share Image
“you can’t expect other people to value your work if you don’t.” — Valerie Young Work Copy Share Image
“Non-impostors who work hard do so because that’s what’s required to get the job done. When their diligence pays off, it enhances… — Valerie Young Confidence Copy Share Image
“If you don’t feel heard, pay attention to how you may contribute to this dynamic: Do you use the more traditionally female… — Valerie Young Communication Copy Share Image
“As you can see, early messages about achievement, success, and failure run deep.” — Valerie Young Failure Copy Share Image
“If you’ve been engaging in intellectual flattery, ask a role model to lunch and practice talking about your own views or work.” — Valerie Young Role model Copy Share Image
“the growth mindset sees intelligence as malleable and capability as something that can be built over time.” — Valerie Young Growth Copy Share Image
“Then there are families for whom education was not the focus at all. Instead children were expected to go into the family… — Valerie Young Children Copy Share Image
“If you feel intimidated or out of your league in your job, stop assuming it’s because you’re not smart enough or sophisticated… — Valerie Young Asking for help Copy Share Image
“You can have all the confidence in the world and still be reluctant to self-promote out of a steadfast belief that a… — Valerie Young Confidence Copy Share Image
