Hey guys, welcome back to another pep talk. Today's conversation is for anyone who feels deep down.

Like they have been playing small. Like they have been shrinking themselves.

Like they have been editing and dimming just a little bit to make other people feel more comfortable.

You've been biting your tongue in the meeting.

You've been softening your opinion so you don't ruffle feathers.

You've been shrinking your dreams down to a size that won't intimidate anyone.

But dude, you were not made to be agreeable.

You were not made to be a good girl.

You were made to have impact.

You were made powerful.

So let's talk about it. There's this lie that so many of us, especially women, have been taught. And the lie is that being easy to handle should be our

goal. The lie is that we're more likable if we don't take up too much space.

The lie is that success is only acceptable if it's subtle and pretty and quiet.

But every single time you dim your light

to make someone else more comfortable,

you are telling your soul, I'm too much.

Let me tell you right now, you are not too much.

You are exactly enough.

You're just too big for the box. They keep trying to fit you

inside of. I will never forget the day that I went to my first personal development conference

and I felt like I had spent most of my life feeling like I was wrong or bad because I had ambition,

because I dreamed really big and I would set these audacious goals.

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