Some say a person’s toughest enemy is themself. Imposter syndrome clearly illustrates this phenomenon. To help people defeat their limiting beliefs, bullying self-talk, and self-sabotaging behaviors, author and entrepreneur Sheryl Anjanette has written The Imposter Lies Within: Silence Your Inner Critic, Tame Your Fear, Unleash Your Badassery. Not just a book, this manuscript is a roadmap past imposter syndrome, with more than 16 exercises and additional resources for anyone who is serious about overcoming imposter syndrome.
The Imposter Lies Within is a journey from awareness to insight and alignment to integration. Anjanette helps readers first understand what imposter syndrome is and how it affects people, debunking damaging myths and providing a unique framework that is a useful self-assessment tool. In this initial awareness phase, and throughout the book, the author underscores how an imposter-free life is possible. Next the book guides readers on an inner quest to help understand the origins of their maladaptive emotions and behaviors by exploring the subconscious mind and identifying how beliefs, thoughts and self-talk stack up. This insight phase is key to getting to the root cause of maladaptive behaviors. Then comes the alignment phase where readers learn about the habit connection, how to heal the wounded inner child, and how to deal effectively with self-sabotaging inner bullies. She also describes how imposter syndrome plays out in the workplace and what leaders and employees can do to minimize or eliminate costly repercussions of leaving this issue unchecked. Finally, Anjanette shows readers how to integrate their progress to move forward into a life free of rumination, maladaptive comparison and the feelings of not being good enough, worthy or deserving.
“Imposter syndrome is not something you just need to live with. You can let go of crippling self-doubt and the fear of being found out as a fraud or phony. It is possible to get past the debilitating anxiety of feeling like you’re not good enough. You can be imposter-free,” the author shares.
The Imposter Lies Within brilliantly covers the intersection between business and mindset using the author’s unique and effective holistic methodology. The book helps readers and organizations understand the long-term costs of allowing damaging myths to prevail, and provides the understanding of imposter syndrome that has been lacking. It explores eight prevalent myths, including the notions that imposter syndrome is a good thing, the answer is to feel the fear and do it anyway, and imposter syndrome is normal, everyone has it and we just have to live with it.
“You may feel like you’re not good enough. Not worthy of what you have, or not deserving of what you’ve accomplished. There’s a disconnect between your actual accomplishments and how you feel about them,” the author explains. This disconnect is not just something people feel when starting a new endeavor or when there’s been an abrupt life change. According to Anjanette, high achievers with loads of evidence showing their accomplishments tend to be especially affected by imposter syndrome. Unfortunately they often internalize these emotions even more than a beginner would, making it more difficult to assess and remedy. With more to lose, the fear of being exposed increases.
“The imposter within is lying,” Anjanette continues. “You’re not really an imposter, and it’s not that others think you are. But the feeling is real. It feels like you may be exposed as a fraud at any time.” Are you ready to meet the liar? “This imposter within doesn’t recognize the real you. Your inner critic gives voice to the lies that keep you playing small or struggling,” she describes.
eimposterlieswithinYou will find Anjanette’s concepts of The Healthy Zone and The Mind Stack as keys to step into a life of inner peace where you adapt easily to change, handle new opportunities with confidence, and feel energized by your accomplishments. This idea that you can live imposter-free is a refreshing perspective for those who have felt they just needed to live with these uncomfortable internalized emotions.
The journey to being completely imposter-free will not be easy, but Anjanette amplifies her message that it is possible for anyone to let go of that self-doubt and self-sabotage. Indeed, The Imposter Lies Within is a timely read. It is recommended for everyone, not only people experiencing imposter syndrome. It is also a useful read for anyone who wants to understand more about the circumstances of people suffering from imposter syndrome. The Imposter Lies Within: Silence Your Inner Critic, Tame Your Fear, Unleash Your Badassery provides a code to unlocking an imposter-free life. Enlightening one reader at a time, Anjanette hopes her book will create a lasting impact professionally and personally among business leaders and across industries.The Imposter Lies Within is available for purchase, with valuable pre-launch bonuses, ahead of the May 11, 2022 official launch.
