[Bioundgrd] Fwd: Careers Office Speaker on The Imposter Syndrome

[Janice Chang]

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>SAVE THE DATE
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>HOW TO FEEL AS BRIGHT AND CAPABLE AS EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK YOU ARE 
>What Every Woman (and Man) Needs to Know About the Imposter Syndrome
>Dr. Valerie Young
>Thurs., Mar. 11, 1-3 P.M.
>Kresge Little Theater
>Sponsored by the MIT Careers Office
>Reception for Graduate and Undergraduate Women to follow, sponsored 
>by the Graduate Students Office, Cheney Rm. (Bldg. 3-310), at 3:15 
>P.M.
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>Do you secretly worry others will find out youíre not as intelligent 
>and competent as they seem to think you are? Do you often dismiss 
>praise for your accomplishments? Are you crushed by even 
>constructive criticism, taking as evidence of your ineptness? Does 
>the thought of not knowing what youíre doing strike fear in your 
>heart? Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, a surprising 
>number of bright, capable, and often highly successful people 
>dismiss their achievements as luck, charm, or other external 
>factors. Hear the real reason many high achievers are ambivalent 
>about success. Discover how to stop the perfectionism and 
>procrastination that can undermine your success.
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>See 
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/ValerieYounglongSpotlight.htm 
>for more details.
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>Marilyn C. Wilson, PhD
>Senior Career Development Counselor
>MIT Careers Office
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, 12-170
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>(617) 258-9149 or
>(617) 253-4733
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