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When grant funding triggers impostor syndrome

I got a major arts council grant and now I feel like an impostor every time I sit down to work because what if they made a mistake choosing me

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Success can paradoxically erode confidence when it outpaces one's internal sense of worthiness.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grants and arts funding?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.