Having imposter syndrome isn’t fun — but it can be the key to unlocking your potential, according to Barbara Corcoran.

In a recent TikTok video, the 74-year-old real estate millionaire said professionals should be grateful to have such self-doubt.

“If you’re struggling with imposter syndrome, good for you,” she said. “Thank the Lord in heaven that you have imposter syndrome because what that guarantees is: You’re going to try harder than the next guy, and it’s in the trying that you find your confidence.”

Up to 82% of people experience self-doubt at some point in their lifetimes, says a 2020 meta-analysis published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

And people who put in more effort at work as a result tend to be more favored by their bosses than those that don’t, research shows: 29% of company executives worldwide say that employees who don’t go the extra mile won’t be successful and risk being fired, Payscale’s 2023 Compensation Best Practices Report found.

When you make it a habit to try harder than your peers, you’ll inadvertently build self-assurance, Corcoran said. You’ll tell yourself “I’m confident. I know it. I don’t feel it, but I know I am because I’ve tried 5 million times to build my confidence,” so it must be real, she added.

Corcoran, a co-star on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” even looks for imposter syndrome among the show’s contestants — so she can prioritize investing in their companies.

“The more successful someone is, the more self-doubt they have, because that’s what drives them,” Corcoran said during Fiverr’s Bridge the Gap webinar last year. “I’ve never met a secure person who was a stellar star.”

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