This is one of our books on Amazon. It’s $9.99, but if you contact us, you can get it for $5. You can also get it for free in exchange for a review.
What you’ll get out of this book
Some of us are constantly reassured that we’re intelligent or told to give up worrying about it. Despite these suggestions, we may still struggle with this insecurity. Reading this book will give you the perspectives and insights required to free yourself of the pressure and need to prove your intelligence. Rather than worry or doubt the level of your intelligence, you’ll become more objective and focused on your goals. This means failures and mistakes will no longer hurt your “ego,” and your sensitivity to mistakes will diminish. You’ll also uncover the root causes of this insecurity which will not only increase your self-awareness but also enable you to help others with the same or similar issues.
Book contents
- The solution: psychological and philosophical insights to break free from the insecurity
- Real-life example: A counseling session of a client we worked with on this issue
- Bonus: Additional insights on handling workplace confidence, imposter syndrome, and discrimination/stereotyping/prejudice for those who have jobs.
Buying this book gives you access to future versions for free.
This is an excerpt of how the client described their intelligence insecurity to us. The full description sent by the client which is the case study is in the book:
Intelligence insecurity (imposter syndrome)
I have a strong academic track record and have had a respectable professional career since college but still get plagued with self-doubt at work and battled extreme perfectionism that led to me almost quitting due to burnout early this year. Instead of focusing on the objective at hand, I default to trying to prove competence and signal confidence. When I see other extremely competent/confident people, I often feel insecure and less than despite having similar or better record. Symptoms of this manifest whenever i have to public speak at work—i am in a leadership role and have to speak a lot in team, customer, and company meetings. I’m also sensitive to work conflict and criticism. When i see it happening between others at work i’m like woah and brace myself when i think it may come my way. I feel like the freeze response takes over. Part of the problem is perfectionism and seeing criticism as threat to my competency and self-concept. I logically know i should have a growth mindset and embrace criticism…
