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Early on, the development of confidence may be affected by experiences, feelings, and/or mentors and peers. Low levels of confidence precipitate into insecurity, self‐doubt, and stress. These feelings can hinder your ability to concentrate, underestimate your abilities, quit activities or projects, and undervalue your achievements. People with a lack of self‐confidence also tend to neglect their potentials by believing that their good work was a matter of luck and not their skills or experience. This phenomenon of under‐confidence due to successes being attributed to luck is known as impostor syndrome. Clance and Imes (1978) found that women with imposter syndrome, who had notable professional and academic accomplishments, felt that they were not intellectually strong and that they had fooled everyone who believed in their success. People with imposter syndrome may begin to misjudge their strengths and weaknesses by relying on their weaknesses and undermining any of their strengths. Insecure individuals can get passed over for promotions and miss chances to publish their research findings or gain new work experiences. They also miss opportunities for career development and promotions, or participating on committees that could help further their careers.

Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!

– C. JoyBell C. (2014)