It takes tremendous courage and bravery to speak up. Why? Because we face the potential fear of loss: the loss of love, friendship, maybe even the loss of security. We all feel the gravity in that moment of
If you’ve ever felt “in over your head” or “not as smart” as everyone thinks you are, you may be familiar with Impostor Syndrome. It’s the chronic self-doubt and inability to internalize your success, in spite of massive
There’s a residual effect of days gone by when the education of women and their expected career paths leaned to the English or Social Studies side, while men were more encouraged to pursue careers in the Math or
How many times have you been told to “be more confident in yourself” and “fake it ‘til you make it,” in a tone that makes it sound like this easy thing to do? Or found yourself wondering how
Speaking up takes courage. When you look at your life, you may find yourself tongue-tied and apprehensive when you need to speak up about what you want, what you need, and what doesn’t feel good or right for
Do you remember when you were an infant and someone said to you, “Use your words. Come on, use your words!” Well, you probably don’t remember someone saying this to you, but if you are a parent, aunt
By Jennifer S. Wilkov, Founder, Speak Up Women Conference Maybe you have heard it before but it is something that bears repeating: it takes a village to have the life you want. Whatever you want to do, be
By Jennifer S. Wilkov, Founder, Speak Up Women Conference Following the Women’s March on Washington this past weekend, many women were asking the question, “What’s next?” Others were asking, “Why did the march happen?” and still others were wondering
By Jennifer S. Wilkov, Founder, Speak Up Women Conference When I was a kid, I was raised singing the song “This Land Is Your Land”, which was written by Woody Guthrie a couple of decades before I
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