Many highly successful people in the world doubt their success is real. Despite outstanding accomplishments and repeated praise, they believe the only reason they've gotten ahead is good timing, connections, hard work, or just plain luck - never their own abilities and intelligence. And they live with the constant fear that sooner or later someone will tear away their mask of success and discover the truth. These people sincerely believe they have fooled the world, that they can't possibly be smart enough or talented enough to deserve all they've achieved. They suffer from The Impostor Phenomenon. Finally there is help for these intelligent, creative people - a plan for overcoming the fear that haunts their success. Dr. Pauline Rose Clance, the leading authority on the subject, tells how the phenomenon begins and shows how living behind such a mask robs victims of happiness, spontaneity, productivity, and the ability to accept their success without guilt. She gives concise, workable suggestions about how to overcome these fears and remove the Impostor mask, and she tells friends and family how to help these special people. Dr. Clance also offers advice to parents about how to raise Impostor-free children. Dr. Pauline Rose Clance has studied the Impostor Phenomenon (which she and a colleague named in 1974) for years. She has written and lectured extensively on the subject...M.F