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When high-paying creative work triggers imposter syndrome

I got a commission for $3000 and it should be exciting but instead I feel this crushing weight because now I have to prove I am worth what they are paying me

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Success can paradoxically intensify self-doubt by raising the stakes of creative performance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Creativity and commerce — making a living?”

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