Rethink Imposter Syndrome: Build confidence, beat self-doubt and succeed

by Vinita Bansal

Be your boldest self every day and in life’s toughest situations.

Do you wake up with feelings of anxiety? Do you have a nagging feeling like you don’t belong, you’re not good enough, you don’t deserve the promotion, or you aren’t cut out to be in this position? This crippling sense of self-doubt, intellectual inadequacy, and an irrational sense of fear may live in your head, but its consequences aren’t limited to your thoughts. They have a very real impact on your life.

If you’re struggling to embrace the opportunities in your life or getting hooked by your thoughts and feelings is leading to self-sabotage behaviors, Rethink Imposter Syndrome will show you how to navigate those emotions with courage and compassion so that they don’t get in your way or prevent you from going after the big things in your life.

This book will not turn you into a perfect human being who’s free of self-doubt, anxiety, insecurity, or fear. That would be unrealistic given how our brain works. Rather, this book serves as a roadmap for real behavioral change, a new way of acting in which you manage your life according to your own values and what’s important to you without feeling trapped by your most troubling thoughts. Feelings of unworthiness, lack of confidence, and the constant self-doubting that once appeared as obstacles in your life will now serve as a source of creativity, inspiration, and insight.

In Rethink Imposter Syndrome, you’ll learn to:
• Embrace feelings of self-doubt, incompetence, and inadequacy to lead with courage and conviction.
• Recognize your true worth by shining a light on your strengths.
• Let go of self-sabotage behaviors to reclaim your excellence.
• Become more resilient by feeling in control of your outcomes.
• Discover the power of true confidence without faking your way through success.
• Bring lasting change by cultivating the right mindset to shape yourself into the person you wish to become.

Most importantly, the book will enable you to determine the severity of your imposter feelings, identify the root cause of your imposter syndrome to understand what feeds your inner critic and apply the strategies to real life with the help of practical exercises.

Small shifts in your behavior over time can transform your life by enhancing your ability to thrive. Your potential isn’t limited. What you can achieve isn’t limited. What’s limiting are your beliefs. Don’t let self-doubt hold you captive or stand in the way of your dreams. Believe in yourself, your abilities, and your potential because if you don’t, then who will?

271 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2022

About the author

Vinita Bansal is an author and founder of techtello.com. She has a vast amount of experience in the technology space where she worked at top tech Indian startups like Flipkart and Swiggy. She has built large engineering teams from the ground up and led products with massive scale impacting millions of customers.

Her experience and knowledge has helped her coach and mentor people from diverse backgrounds to build the skills and support required to grow in their careers and feel confident to take on higher-level responsibilities within their organizations. 

Her personal mission is to help you find practical, actionable ideas and strategies that you can put to practice and easily apply to your daily work to achieve remarkable results in your life. You can learn more at techtello.com.