How To Beat Impostor Syndrome
Glamour|January 2018

After dropping out of college, Deesha Dyer, 39, right, worked her way from hip-hop reporter to White House social secretary, with plenty of jobs in between. We’ll let her tell it…

Jessica Militare
How To Beat Impostor Syndrome

“I went to college at 17 but left because I was flunking and couldn’t afford it. I got a secretary job back home in Philadelphia, and while it wasn’t my dream job, I also worked on projects that fed my interest in social work and wrote for a friend’s hiphop website to satisfy my creative side. My advice: If your job isn’t your passion, look for opportunities— even volunteering—that feel like who you are.

This story is from the January 2018 edition of Glamour.

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