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You’re Intelligent and Successful –
At Least That’s What Everyone Says.
So How Come You Don’t Feel Like It?

Instead of feeling satisfaction, with every achievement you’re filled with anxiety you’ll be unmasked as an incompetent fraud…

What’s wrong with you? Nothing… 

You CAN feel like the smart, talented, self-assured person everyone else sees…

Learn why the Impostor Syndrome with its ever present fear of being “found out” is undermining your entire life…

And how to free yourself to find greater personal, professional and financial fulfillment than you’ve ever experienced!

Discover the first ever program to break through the
chronic self-doubt that’s hindered your success and
that of millions of other bright, capable people…

When Sarah walks into the courtroom all eyes are on her. After all, she’s a successful corporate attorney with a string of wins under her belt. The judge, the jury, and the other lawyers listen to her every syllable. It’s no surprise that she’s well-prepared and delivers her arguments in a clear and confident voice. But it wasn’t always that way…

Just a short time ago Sarah entered court filled with dread. Her palms sweaty and her stomach knotted in fear. It’s not that she wasn’t ready – in fact, she was always over-prepared. But she couldn’t stop thinking she’d do or say something really dumb. Then all of her faults would be laid out on the table for everyone to see.

Even if everything went exceptionally well, her moment of victory soon felt empty. She’d think to herself…

"I pulled it off this time, but next time I won’t be so lucky…"

Sound familiar? When was the last time you felt terrified of making a mistake or not doing everything perfectly? Shrugged off an accomplishment to hard work, “they just like me,” or a fluke instead of your own talents? You probably do it all of the time – maybe without even realizing it…

Yet it’s these thoughts of self-doubt, these feelings of shame – like you don’t deserve to take credit for your own accomplishments – that slowly undermine your life. How? Well, for one thing, if you can’t claim your achievements on a gut level, then when you reach the next rung of success it’s emotionally unclear how you got there. This kind of chronic self-doubt robs you of your successes and ultimately your own happiness and fulfillment…

But it doesn’t have to…

Sarah learned how to end the debilitating cycle. Finally, she feels like the confident attorney everybody else sees. And once she escaped the emotions that held her back for years, she found a life-satisfaction like she’s never known. Now you can do the same whether you suffer from occasional self-doubt or are plagued by these feelings all of the time…

Never Again Will You Have To Worry
That You’re Going To Be Found Out…

Instead, you can feel to your core like a creative, intelligent and capable person whether you’re sitting in an important meeting, taking on a new job or assignment, or preparing to make a presentation. How do I know?

Because I used to be standing in your shoes…

It’s hard to describe what it was like to discover that my vague feelings of self-doubt, angst and intellectual fraudulence had a name – the Impostor Syndrome. Sounds like a serious psychological diagnosis doesn’t it? Fortunately, I’m not crazy and neither are you…

The Impostor Syndrome is very real. But few people understand where the feelings come from and that’s a BIG part of the problem…

You see, whenever you doubt yourself you slip into a self-limiting pattern of behavior. A pattern ingrained when you were small, perpetuated by society and eventually by your own thoughts and actions. It’s like a tape that plays again and again in your head reinforcing an undermining message about what it means to be "competent." And no matter how hard you try, you can’t break free…

It doesn’t matter if you’re a student, a high-paid attorney, a middle manager, or an Academy Award Winning actress like Jodie Foster...

That’s right, even she’s doubted her success. Hard to believe, but true. Jodie confessed to 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace she felt like she didn’t deserve her golden Oscar. She even went so far as to call it a mistake…

“I thought it was a fluke. The same way [I did] when I walked on the campus at Yale. I thought everybody would find out, and they’d take the Oscar back. They’d come to my house, knocking on the door, "Excuse me, we meant to give that to someone else. That was going to Meryl Streep.” 

Streep wasn't the only one waiting for a knock on the door, Mike Meyers says he's always waiting for the "no talent police" to show up. Lack of confidence? Not hardly. That’s the Impostor Syndrome rearing its ugly head and stealing well-deserved happiness. But successful women aren’t the only ones who feel it. Men from all walks of life experience the doubt and anxiety too. It’s true. Although most of the people who’ve attended my workshops are women, many men feel exactly the same way. In fact, 70% of all people reported feeling at one time or another like their success is a fraud. But virtually no one knows what to do about it…

Finally, that can change.

Starting Today, You Can
Release Yourself From Self-Doubt
And Take Control Of Your Achievements…

For more two decades I’ve been traveling the country helping people stop the mental tape and release these feelings, people like Sarah. I’ve gotten such positive feedback from my workshops that I wanted to reach out to more people. And since not everyone has the time or money to attend a seminar, I created a program so you can end the Impostor Syndrome on your own. Think of it as your very own "workshop for one…"

Finally you’ll discover WHY you and millions of others are affected by the Impostor Syndrome…

Uncover HOW the Impostor Syndrome is working in your own life, holding you back and stopping you from achieving the success, satisfaction and true happiness you deserve.

And most importantly, learn WHAT to do about it.

You’ll discover a proven process to recognize your own Impostor patterns, understand them, and overcome them. You’ll emerge on the other side feeling stronger. More capable. More confident. And ready to take on whatever life throws at you without the slightest flicker of doubt…

The Real  You Is Smarter And
More Articulate Than You’ve Ever Realized

It’s true. And after this program you’ll know it – better yet, you’ll feel it. That’s why it’s called How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are. This brand new program is a one-of-a-kind journey of self discovery that can benefit anyone who’s ever doubted their competence or felt like they could "do better." Inside you’ll discover:

• Which groups are most "at risk" for the Impostor Syndrome and why…

• The "Other Factor." Dig deep and uncover just how much other people’s needs and opinions are guiding you and leading you away from your real self. Then learn to take back control…

• The truth about perfectionism and why you’re likely setting impossible to reach standards for yourself…

• The subtle message society sends children – how your parents and teachers ingrained it in you and how you can stop the cycle…

• How to quit berating yourself over failure and actually use mistakes to your advantage. (You’ll never look in the mirror the same way again!)

• The liberating feeling of rewarding yourself for effort, not just outcome…

• Your debilitating "crusher." Learn how it’s squeezing the confidence from every decision you make and how to squash it forever…

Then Discover More Than 20 Exercises
to Delve Into Your Real  Feelings

This program goes far beyond those scratch the surface self-discovery manuals, it’s a true workshop-for-one. There are more than 20 exercises that take you deep into the internal messages, childhood experiences, current thoughts and beliefs that are fanning the fires of your self doubt…

You’ll roll up your sleeves and examine them all one by one. Finally, you’ll get the chance to uncover your REAL feelings about your successes, your competence and your failures. And what’s hidden in your inner-most thoughts and feelings will likely surprise you – no matter how many self-discovery books or workshops you’ve finished.

You’ll learn things about yourself you never knew before.

I’ve seen it happen time and again. It’s a natural and wonderful part of the process. And that’s what How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are really is, a process of truly knowing yourself and releasing the stronger, more confident you buried under the layers of self-doubt. And the exercises are just the beginning…

Uncover a Proven Process To Reveal the
Impostor Syndrome’s Inner Workings in Your  Life

Inside I’ll guide you through the same 10 step process I’ve lead more than 30,000 workshop attendees through. You’ll discover how your feelings and beliefs have made room for the Impostor Syndrome to take hold in your life. And you’ll learn which limiting patterns of behavior are holding YOU back from completely owning your successes and achieving even more.

And as you move forward, you’ll find the answers to questions that have silently plagued you for years…

By the end you’ll have experienced so many moments of "aha!" you’ll be able to look yourself in the mirror and say "now I understand."  And even though you’ll feel like a brand new person, your journey will just be beginning…

Next you’ll take everything you’ve learned and use it to create a positive, open-ended, personalized plan for action. A plan you can use immediately to end the Impostor Syndrome in your life. At long last you’ll know what to do to stop the self-limiting tape that’s playing in your head and make those feelings of doubt and fraudulence go away forever…

You’ll learn exactly how in How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are. What’s more, this program gives you the tools to make this entire journey alone or create your own workshop with a group of trusted friends. No matter which route you choose, when you’re finished you’ll feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off your shoulders. And finally you’ll be able to see yourself as others see you – as the intelligent, successful person you are.

This Is the Only  Program That Addresses
Your  Unique Personal Experience

There’s no psycho babble. No one telling you how you should be feeling. This is a program rooted in real life. It’s based on my own struggle overcoming Impostor Syndrome. And developed from the more than 30 years I’ve spent studying it and helping women work through their behaviors to find happier, healthier, more satisfying personal and professional lives…

Is it just for women?

No. Although it’s founded in the unique challenges women face, the exercises in self-discovery will be useful to anyone who’s doubted their success – even the most self-assured male. If you’ve ever thought "I don’t belong here" or "I can’t do this" then How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are is made for you… 

And this program is truly one of a kind…

You won’t find anything like it in your library or over at Barnes and Noble. In fact, you’ll be lucky to find any book at all dedicated to the Impostor Syndrome. (The only two I know of are out of print.) And you certainly won’t find a program that helps you uncover your own unique experience with Impostor Syndrome and create a concrete course of action to freedom!

The truth is, the Impostor Syndrome just isn’t talked about much.

That’s why so many people live their entire lives without being able to put a name on the feelings, much less learn how to overcome them! And the price they pay is a heavy one…

Many are never able to move beyond "safe" dead-end jobs because they’re afraid to take risks…

Others never make as much money as they could because they think they don’t deserve success or anxiety causes them to miss opportunities to meet valuable contacts…

Then there’s the physical and emotional toll from the stress of feeling like an Impostor. It got so bad for one woman she thought she was having a heart attack…

But worst of all, is never experiencing the enjoyment of OWNING success and achievement.

Just ask Sarah…

For the first time in her life she isn’t wracked with doubt, anxiety, fear and frustration when she’s in an important situation. Instead, she feels to her core like she deserves to succeed and she’s reveling in it! After all of these years she can finally look herself in the mirror and really feel like the creative, intelligent and capable woman she is…

But none of it would have happened if she hadn’t followed the process outlined in How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are…

You Too Can Find Greater Personal, Professional
& Financial Fulfillment Than You’ve Ever Known…

Stop denying yourself the self satisfaction and success you deserve. Reveal the bright, confident, self-assured person everyone else sees – the person you really are. It’s never been easier…

You don’t have to take the time to travel to a workshop like Sarah and you certainly don’t have to pay up to $2,000 to bring one to your college or organization. For the first time, you can learn to recognize the Impostor Syndrome in your life and create a workable plan to end the self-doubt – all from the comfort of your own home.

And you can start on your journey of self discovery right this minute…

Enroll in How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are and you can download the entire program, the complete 6-module process that will take you deep into your own inner Impostor patterns (patterns you never even knew existed) for only $29.00.

This is a drop in the bucket for the chance to erase the feelings of anxiety and fraudulence and gain the opportunity to truly know and appreciate who you really are. Click here to buy now. With this program the answers will come. I guarantee it…

Erase Anxiety & Self-Doubt Or Your Money Back!

In fact, I’m so sure of the life-changing power of How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are I’m willing to give you a full 12 months – that’s 1 WHOLE YEAR to check this program out. If you’re not satisfied with the information inside for any reason you’ll receive a full refund, no questions asked.

But most exciting is the opportunity to get MORE out of this program by hearing a LIVE workshop…

I’ve taken one of my most dynamic workshops with a wonderful group of people and recorded it to CD. You can hear a full 74 minutes of personal stories, practical strategies, even humorous insight on overcoming the Impostor Syndrome for only $19.97. However, if you order the CD with How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are handbook today, you'll get both for only $39.97 - a savings of $19!

You CAN get out from under the grip of the Impostor Syndrome. Finally, you can recognize the thoughts, feelings and actions that are reinforcing impostorism in your life. And when you do, the fear and anxiety over making a mistake or not knowing everything or not doing everything perfectly will fall away. The doubts over whether you really deserve success will disappear. And the feelings of incompetence and self-doubt will evaporate. In their place for the first time will be possibility without boundary, and the tools you need to find self satisfaction and success you never dreamed possible…

But you have a decision to make.

You have to decide if you’re ready to move forward. If you want to stop that tired, self-limiting tape that plays over and over in your head. If the answer’s yes then the day has come for you to take charge and do it. Order How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are today. Click here to buy now. You have nothing to risk and a lifetime of new achievements and happiness to welcome with open arms.

To A More Fulfilling Future,

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Bring This Program to Your Organization

To learn more about having Dr. Valerie Young speak to your organization about How to Feel As Bright and Capable As Everyone Seems to Think You Are click here or call (413) 367-0222.