Thriving not Surviving
Strategies to go from merely surviving to THRIVING for women in STEM
Who am I to ….?
When was the last time you asked yourself “who am I to….?” Maybe it was a situation where you needed to take the lead, or take a stand for yourself, or ask for a promotion, or point out an issue that appears to be ignored. Do you worry people will find out you are a “fraud” and aren’t really qualified to do your job; asking yourself who am I to think I can do this?
This is likely a form of impostor syndrome which leads you to doubt your accomplishments and feel you don’t deserve your success. This is pretty common, and it can happen more often when there are institutional models of competency; such as men being better in STEM fields. This can lead to women, and minorities, feeling like they can’t succeed, don’t deserve what they earned, or will fail publicly and prove to everyone they are a fraud.
What can you do if you find yourself going down this path? Take charge of your thoughts, focus on the successes and how they will...
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Carol Dougherty
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I started my career as a process engineer in manufacturing facilities over 30 years ago, I worked my way up into supervision with people in multiple factories both domestically and internationally. It was during this time I realized my passion was to help other learn to do their jobs better, so I jumped into Training and Development. To better serve those I work with I become a certified coach. I specialize in helping women be heard for their brilliance.