Imposter syndrome is a commonly reported experience among the women I coach. I too have felt like an imposter at times. But lately, I’ve had to re-evaluate my relationship to this term.

At the start of my career, I entered a top business school. I felt like a fraud. I didn’t doubt that I was smart enough to be there. Having graduated from a competitive college, I didn’t doubt my ability to get good grades or graduate with honors. It was the soft skills that made me wonder if I had the qualities to become the leader that top business schools expected out of its students.