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5 Steps to Shake the Feeling that You’re an Impostor

By Diana Opong — 2021

There is no magic cure for getting rid of feeling like an impostor, but the good news is that it will wane as you age. In the meantime, there are some tools to help manage the feeling when it starts to rear its ugly head.

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