You (don't) Suck: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome - Softcover

Masure, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 195598543X ISBN 13: 9781955985437

Publisher: PYP Academy Press, 2022

Synopsis

Have you ever felt like a fraud in your own life, incapable or unworthy of success? Have you ever worried that everyone has their act together except for you? Imposter syndrome is a persistent feeling of self-doubt and failure. It impacts millions of competent, successful people and often results in anxiety, stress, and burnout.

  In "You (Don't) Suck: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome," Max Masure explores why so many of us struggle to acknowledge our achievements and live true to our values and beliefs. With warmth and candor, Max recounts their own journey from severe burnout and misalignment with their inner self to coming out as a transmasculine person, recognizing their potential, and finally speaking their truth.

   Max shows you how to build a better work-life balance and grow the confidence you need to flourish at work and in your personal life. Through exercises and activities, each chapter helps you define what success means to you, gain clarity about your needs and goals, set boundaries, and reimagine who you want to be.

  You're capable of great things when you access your inner power.

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About the Author

Max Masure (they/them) is a community-centered Service Designer, User Experience Researcher, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant, Author, and Public Speaker.Max worked in tech for 15 years, focusing on human-centered and nature-centered design, community-led initiatives, and the liberation of underrepresented communities. Max regularly speaks and hosts workshops about inclusion, imposter syndrome, ethics, and transformative culture. They have consulted and collaborated with the United Nations, Doctors Without Borders, and global corporate leaders, and were named one of the most influential leaders of DEI in 2019 and 2020 by Hive Learning and Engati CX in 2021.Max started to live their authentic life as a transmasculine person when they turned 36. Originally from France, they now live in the land of the Lenape, also known as Brooklyn, NY, with their kid and cat.Max is available for talks and workshops about imposter syndrome and inclusion. They have consulted and collaborated with the United Nations, Doctors Without Borders, and global corporate leaders, and were named one of the most influential leaders of DEI in 2019 and 2020 by Hive Learning and Engati CX in 2021. They are currently advising the Service Design Network Organization as a founding member of their Diversity, Education, and Inclusion Advisory Board.

Edition details

• Publisher: PYP Academy Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 195598543X
• ISBN 13: 9781955985437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254