Real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran discusses her experience with impostor syndrome and how she overcame self-doubt in her career.
Real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran frequently asked herself that question early in her career, she recently said in a live Q&A on her. "When I started my business, I guess I should have realized I had the right to be there," said Corcoran, adding:"It wasn't in my background. I didn't know a rich person. My family was lower-middle class. So for me to really talk about my aspirations and feel OK dreaming them was difficult." Instead, she internalized the pressure she felt.
She said she'd tell herself,"I have the right to be rich. I have the right to desire the most for myself. I have the right to create something out of nothing, to employ people, to go on expensive vacations.""I didn't until I was in business maybe a dozen years. But I wish I had been a little bit easier on myself," Corcoran said. Experience bouts of impostor syndrome during their lifetime, which can cause anxiety and depression, research shows
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