602: How To Walk Through The World As The Woman You Are Becoming
About 10 years ago I went on a bit of a shopping spree at Banana Republic.\xa0I was on a mission to buy \u201cspeaker clothes\u201d - some slacks, blouses, and a cardigan or two.\xa0I considered a blazer, but that seemed too presumptuous of a speaking career I did not yet have.\xa0The blazer would come a few years later.\xa0I delighted in making space in my closet for my crisp new speaker clothes.\nAt the time, I was a gym owner.\xa0I wore workout clothes (often sweaty ones) all day #everydamnday.\xa0But I knew I wanted to be a speaker.\xa0On stages.\xa0Any stage would do.\nSo, I started walking through life as if I were a speaker.\xa0I bought the clothes, planned some talks, applied to speak at some events, added \u201cSpeaker\u201d to my email signature and website.\xa0\nIt would be awhile before I actually got to speak in front of anyone outside of the gym I owned, where I was definitely already a speaker (as well as coach, motivator, and maybe even part preacher), but not the Banana Republic slacks wearing kind.\xa0\nTrying to get on stages would eventually get under my skin - as I saw so many men land the speaking gigs I was applying for.\xa0\nUltimately, I launched my podcast, this podcast, in order to step into my role as a Speaker.\xa0I stopped waiting for others to invite me to their Banana Republic stages and I built my own damn stage.\xa0I had been walking through the world as a speaker for years waiting for invitations when I realized that I didn\u2019t need anyone\u2019s invitation.\xa0I only needed my own permission.\nIn this episode, I share 4 ways you can practice walking through the world as the woman you are becoming.\xa0Perhaps you are becoming a Banana Republic wear speaker.\xa0Perhaps something totally different.\xa0No matter what, you deserve to walk through the world clear and confident about who you are and where you are going - without expecting or waiting for anyone else\u2019s invitation.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices