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Laura Gassner Otting is an American author, speaker, and executive coach known for her work on leadership, purpose, and personal fulfillment. She previously served in the White House and founded a successful executive search firm before becoming a bestselling author and motivational speaker.
Known for: Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should... and What to Do About It
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Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should... and What to Do About It
In 'Wonderhell', Laura Gassner Otting explores the paradoxical emotions that accompany success—the mix of excitement and anxiety that arises when one realizes their potential and faces the challenge of living up to it. Drawing on psychology, personal experience, and interviews with high achievers, Otting offers insights and strategies for embracing discomfort as a sign of growth and for navigating the 'wonderhell' that comes with ambition.
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Impostor Town: Reframing Self-Doubt After Success
The first stop in Wonderhell is Impostor Town, a place I know intimately and one that nearly everyone who has achieved something meaningful eventually visits. Here, you wake each day to the gnawing question: “Do I really deserve this?” You look around at your peers, the ones who applauded your achie...
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Doubtsville: From Uncertainty to Curiosity
Leaving Impostor Town, we arrive in Doubtsville, a place cloaked in uncertainty. This is the landscape where we compare ourselves to others, second-guess our direction, and question whether our success was just a fluke. Doubtsville is uncomfortable precisely because success opens more choices—more p...
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Laura Gassner Otting is an American author, speaker, and executive coach known for her work on leadership, purpose, and personal fulfillment. She previously served in the White House and founded a successful executive search firm before becoming a bestselling author and motivational speaker.
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