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“I have been at probably every powerful table that you can think of. I have worked at nonprofits, I have been at foundations, I have worked in corporations, served on corporate boards, I have been at G-summits, I have sat in at the U.N. They are not that smart."
-Michelle Obama
As women, we can be taught to shrink ourselves. It is almost second nature to set ourselves on fire in order to keep someone else warm. To make ourselves as small as possible in order to make someone else more comfortable. To apologize for everything.
Stop saying sorry for everything. Your thoughts are valid, your questions are valid and you are more than good enough. There are so many people that are in rooms they may not be qualified to be in for the sole fact that they went for it. Someone, quite possibly less intelligent, less creative, less passionate than you - is living your dream life because they believed in themselves.
They took the plunge and they went for it. Beginning is half the battle and the other half is retraining your brain that your imposter syndrome is something you made up in your head.
You are powerful and you can change the world. As long as you believe it, you can do it.