You do deserve the success you've earned

It's a feeling that affects both men and women. You've achieved success at work, with a community organization, or just within your family, and yet you don't feel you've really earned that achievement.

You may think that your accomplishments come from luck or good timing rather than any real talent and hard work on your part. You may feel like a fraud, not really capable of the tasks facing you.

Having these thoughts is fairly common. They're manifestations of self-doubt and a lack of self-confidence, and there's even a psychological term to describe them – "imposter syndrome."

It's not a psyc...