By the age of 33 I was Managing Director of an Asset Management Company in Luxembourg, the number 1 financial center of Europe. I attributed that amazing accomplishment to being “in the right place at the right time”. Pure luck! I mean, what else could it be? All I knew was that I was constantly second-guessing every decision I made. Hardly a Managing Director quality. I thought:” how did I manage to fool them into thinking I am capable of doing this job?”. That brought me tremendous anxiety and self-doubt: “what will I do when they discover I am not as competent as they think I am?”, “What if I fail and embarrass myself, which let’s face it, is just a matter of time?”. In public, I tried to keep the appearance of a confident, self-assured corporate woman, hoping no-one would see how unsure and scared I really was. Have you ever felt like a fraud? Experiencing feeling of inadequacy and self-doubt? Welcome to the club! A study conducted by psychologist Gail Matthews sh...