Self Mastery Articles

Fraud or Perfectionist? Understanding the Imposter Gap

Andrew Badham - 2026-02-11 11:15:39

If you’ve ever sat in a high-level meeting or finished a successful project only to feel like you’ve "tricked" everyone into thinking you’re competent, you aren’t alone. This is the hallmark of Imposter Syndrome—a phenomenon where high achievers attribute their success to luck rather than skill, living in constant fear of being "found out." However, recent research suggests that Imposter Syndrome doesn't exist in a vacuum. It is deeply intertwined with specific t... Read more

The importance of immediate action, even when it's a scary convo with your boss

Andrew Badham - 2018-11-21 11:38:04

There’s a simple question I like to ask students at the end of a class, “What’s one action you’ll do tomorrow to move towards your goal?” It seems like a mundane question, but it’s rather important. When people decide to make a change but fail to take any substantive actions to effect that change, they might actually further entrench their old behaviours, according to The JournaI of Personality and Social Psychology. For example, if you decided to be less la... Read more