CHAPTER 8
Courageous Advocacy—for You
HAVE YOU EVER SHIED AWAY FROM SHARING YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, your experience and qualifications, or your accomplishments? Even in the most supportive of settings, it can feel difficult to talk about ourselves. However, advocating for yourself is critical to being a successful risk-taker. If people are aware of who you are, why you do what you do, your impact, your value, and your aspirations, you will be better positioned to take risks successfully and build your powerful Support network (the S in Bold MOVES).
As you learned in the preface, I was a prime example of someone who shied away from self-advocacy. Like many women with whom I’ve worked, I grew up thinking I could keep my head down and do good work ...
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