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Scenario

Why achievement anxiety follows professional recognition

I won an award and the first thing I thought was whether people will assume I didn't deserve it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Systemic questioning of minority competence contaminates personal accomplishment with anticipatory defensiveness about legitimacy.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Racial identity — lived experience?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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