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Remember that vulnerability isn't weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage. When you're brave enough to show up with your whole heart, even when there are no guarantees, that's when you're truly living. Your courage is in the trying.

You know, I was sitting in my office last week when someone asked me about vulnerability in leadership. And I thought, isn't it interesting how we struggle to find the right words when we're trying to be both authentic and professional?

Your vulnerability isn't weakness. It's courage wearing its most honest face. When you share your truth, some people might step back. But that's not about your story being too much. It's about their capacity to hold it. Keep showing up authentically.

When we talk about shame, how many of you immediately want to change the subject? Here's what I've learned: Shame thrives in silence, but it cannot survive empathy. When we share our stories with people who've earned the right to hear them, we transform.

When the world tells you to shrink, to fit in, to play small, remember this: You are not meant for safe harbors. Your soul speaks in wild winds and crashing waves. Trust the voice within that whispers, "I am enough."

When shame whispers that you're not enough, remember this truth: You are not meant to fit in, you're meant to belong to yourself first. Your imperfections are not flaws to fix, they're the very pieces that make your story worth telling.

You know what's fascinating about leadership? It's that we've created this myth that strength means having all the answers. But here's what I've learned: true leadership, real transformation, happens when we're willing to sit in that uncomfortable space of not knowing, of being vulnerable.

When shame whispers that you're not enough, remember this truth: You are not meant to fit in, you're meant to belong to yourself first. Your imperfections are not weaknesses; they are the very story that makes you whole.