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Recent Posts on Impostor Syndrome

Bell X-1 beneath a B-29 mothership, illustrating the historic breakthrough Maureen Zappala references to show how challenging long-held assumptions can lead to extraordinary results.

The Sound Barrier Was Never the Problem. The Assumption Was.

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Photo Collection, http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/index.html X-1E Loaded in B-29...

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How to Hire a Great Keynote Speaker

They can make or break your event! Meeting planners ask all the...

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She couldn’t speak. She could only cry.

She was standing in front of me after my keynote at DynamicsCon,...

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The Hidden Cost of Your Best People Playing Small

There’s a moment I’ve never forgotten.  It was 1993. I was the...

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Introducing The Propulsion Principle™

For a long time, my work centered on impostor syndrome: that familiar...

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It’s WORSE than Impostor Syndrome.

Impostor syndrome is a hot topic. As a keynote speaker on this...

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How to Hire a Great Keynote Speaker

They can make or break your event! Meeting planners ask all the...

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She couldn’t speak. She could only cry.

She was standing in front of me after my keynote at DynamicsCon,...

Read More

The Hidden Cost of Your Best People Playing Small

There’s a moment I’ve never forgotten.  It was 1993. I was the...

Read More

Introducing The Propulsion Principle™

For a long time, my work centered on impostor syndrome: that familiar...

Read More

It’s WORSE than Impostor Syndrome.

Impostor syndrome is a hot topic. As a keynote speaker on this...

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Over Prepared but Never Really Ready

Over-Prepared but Never Really Ready There’s a framed photo on my wall...

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