73: Own Your Genius: Reclaim Confidence Beyond Imposter Phenomenon

About this episode

Sharon Ehrlich discusses the Imposter Phenomenon and provides strategies for high-achieving women to reclaim their confidence.

Discover how the “Imposter Phenomenon” holds high-achieving women back—and learn actionable strategies to reclaim your confidence. In this episode, Sharon Ehrlich, leadership expert and executive coach, unpacks the origins of intellectual phoniness, explores how systemic bias fuels self-doubt, and shares three proven exercises, Evidence Backlog, Peer Reality Check, and a Reframing Mantra, that turn uncertainty into empowerment. Ready to lead with unshakable authority? Give this episode a list...

People in this episode

Host: Sharon Ehrlich

Topics covered

• imposter phenomenon
• confidence
• women in leadership
• self-doubt
• empowerment
• leadership strategies

Keywords

• imposter phenomenon
• confidence
• self-doubt
• leadership
• empowerment
• women
• coaching
• strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Imposter Phenomenon, Evidence Backlog, Peer Reality Check, Reframing Mantra

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