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

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).