C: meeting with client
T: I need to show up as the expert
F: awkward
A: ramble, show up weakly, people please, overcommit
R: Not being the expert I can be, reinforcing smallness

C: meeting with client
T: I am weak in meetings/ I need to have more authority
F: insecure
A: ramble, show up weakly, people please, overcommit
R: have no authority, reinforce smallness

I want to feel a greater sense of power in meetings and when talking with clients, while at the same time respecting my introvertedness and “sweet” manor. A lot of the women examples that I see who do meetings “well” have a roughness that I don’t feel comfortable thought switching into. I want to stay me but show up “strong” to meetings. There’s definitely a lot of self-doubt at the core. And I guess I’m comparing myself to other women in my work world.

How do I show up strong, yet as myself?