Six inspiring women give insight into their personal journeys Posted on Mar 11, 2021 Despite hosting Top Chef for 15 years, co-founding a nonprofit, and publishing a handful of cookbooks, among other accomplishments, Padma Lakshmi has experienced impostor syndrome, along with many other high-achieving people. But she never let her initial beliefs that she wasn’t qualified enough get in the way of her career. Her hope is that women and girls will do the same, feel less self-doubt than she did, and not be dissuaded from careers they want to pursue. “Women, young women, and girls need to dream a bit bigger,” Lakshmi, TV host and producer, author, and UNDP Goodwill ambassador, told thousands of viewers on a livestream organized by Partners In Health (PIH). “We have to find somewhere deep within us...to say...I’m going for it. I’m going to let someone else tell me ‘no.’ I’m not going to let myself tell me ‘no’ before I even get started.”