03/08/2023
Your Voice is Powerful.
Your ideas are brilliant.
You are worthy of speaking up and sharing your knowledge, your experience, your opinions, and your story.
Defining your needs and expectations in the workplace does not make you aggressive, bitchy, or too direct. It is essential to your success and your well being.
And still, so many women stay quiet and keep their hand down out of fear:
Fear of sounding stupid
Fear of not knowing what to say
Fear of what others might think.
Fear of not being enough. period.
A part of this comes from our experience in the work place: the underrepresentation of women in leadership, the micro aggressions experienced at work, and the tendency to be silenced by others. (DYK: research shows that women are 10% more likely to be interrupted than men in the workplace)
Another part of this comes from our own, self-imposed limitations, and learning to give ourselves permission to speak up, first & foremost.
So yes, as Melinda says, “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.”
I feel incredibly grateful to work every day to support professional woman as they search for and strengthen their own voices.
I am proud of my clients for leaning into their fears and building the trust in themselves
I am proud of the incredible woman in my life who support and empower the women around them, and
I’m proud of the men who continue to advocate for women and invite us to sit at the table and to be a part of the conversation.
And if you are still in search of your own voice, know that I am proud of you too. Keep searching, keep leaning into your fears and insecurities, and keep moving towards speaking your truth - you are on the brink of something powerful.
Always in your corner 👊🏼💗