Own Your Greatness : Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life

How many times have you thought that everyone is crushing it except you? How often have you looked at one of your accomplishments and attributed it to luck or the help of others? It can be difficult to acknowledge our own successes and skills and overcome the feeling of being an impostor. But moving past that feeling is crucial to continuing down the path to even greater success and happiness.

Own Your Greatness will give you all the tools you need to recognize and overcome the impostor syndrome that is holding you back. Packed full of research- and therapy-backed exercises, prompts, and activities, this interactive workbook will help you

- Identify the root causes of your impostor syndrome

- Recognize your natural skills and strengths

- Gain the confidence to lead

- Speak up for yourself

- Feel comfortable receiving and giving praise

With this book, you’ll acknowledge the skills you bring to the table, understand that you truly deserve your success, and take steps to a successful, happy, and fulfilled life.

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Lisa Orbé-Austin
Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin is a licensed psychologist and executive coach. She earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University. Her expertise on impostor syndrome is regularly sought by the media and she has appeared in outlets such as Financial Times, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Forbes, Huffington Post, and Refinery29. She has also been honored twice as a Top Voice on LinkedIn in the areas of Job Search and Careers and Mental Health. Dr. Orbé-Austin has been an invited speaker at various national conferences. She recently gave a TEDx talk entitled "The Impostor Syndrome Paradox: Unleashing the Power of You." Trained as a clinician and researcher, her work is focused on providing practical, achievable results through research-backed science. She is a contributor to The American Psychological Association’s volume on Imposter Phenomenon entitled The Impostor Phenomenon: Psychological Research, Theory, and Interventions (APA Press, 2024). Her first book, Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life (Ulysses Press, 2020) coauthored with her partner, Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin, was released in April 2020. Their book was a finalist for the Foreword INDIES Book Award. Her second book, Your Unstoppable Greatness: Break Free of Impostor Syndrome, Cultivate Your Agency, and Achieve Your Ultimate Career Goals (Ulysses Press, 2022) is focused on dealing with the systemic dynamics in workplaces and cultures that keep impostor syndrome in place and how to directly combat those dynamics.
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Richard Orbé-Austin
Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin is a licensed psychologist, executive coach, and consultant. He earned his PhD in counseling psychology from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education and his BA in psychology from NYU. In his practice, Dr. Orbé-Austin works with executives, senior leaders, and mid-career professionals to overcome impostor syndrome, identify their best-fit career options, advance their career goals, and strengthen their leadership skills. He also regularly consults to academic institutions, corporations, and nonprofit organizations on issues related to leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, anti-racist practice, burnout prevention, impostor syndrome, and creating healthy workplaces. Dr. Orbé-Austin’s opinions and writings have appeared in a variety of publications and academic journals, including Forbes, Fast Company, ThriveGlobal, Diversity Executive, the Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development and the Handbook of Racial-Cultural Counseling and Psychology. He is a TEDx speaker and the author of the book Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life (Ulysses Press, 2020), coauthored with his partner, Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin. The goal of the book is to provide a systematic formula to eliminate impostor syndrome and to assist readers to own their talents and power in order to fully realize their goals and lead a more balanced life. It was a Foreword INDIES Book Award Finalist. His second book Your Unstoppable Greatness: Break Free from Impostor Syndrome, Cultivate Your Agency, and Achieve Your Ultimate Career Goals (Ulysses Press, December 2022), also coauthored with his partner, focuses on how to sustain your impostor syndrome–free life, reduce burnout, and improve healthy leadership skills while conquering toxic work cultures. He is also a contributor to the American Psychological Association’s volume on impostor phenomenon, entitled The Impostor Phenomenon: Psychological Research, Theory, and Interventions (APA Press, March 2024).
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