EP 174: Confidently Speak Your Mind & Gain Respect

The Bridge to Fulfillment

If you feel unhappy or powerless at work and in life, it all boils down to one reason.

It’s because you aren't actively participating in creating what you want.

The power to change things starts with using your voice.

Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment, Blake helps you shed the fear of feeling disrespectful, rude, or like you’re not a team player at the thought of speaking up and putting your thoughts and ideas out there.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop feeling afraid and start leveraging your voice to earn respect in your life and in your workplace. You’ll hear about the risks of not being seen, heard, and respected when you fail to speak up for yourself. You’ll also learn the 4 ways you can most effectively use your voice and how to prepare for these types of conversations.

If you’ve been trying to find the courage to speak up more in meetings or you just want to say something without seeming rude, then this episode if for you.

It’s time to speak up and stop diminishing the importance of your voice.

What You’ll Learn:

• What people misunderstand about what we do on The Bridge to Fulfillment (1:59)
• The real risks and costs of not speaking up (3:28)
• 4 key tenants to master using your voice (5:21)
• The most important thing to understand before starting the conversation (9:22)

Favorite Quotes:

1. I see talented women getting physically sick because of the stress, anxiety and frustration they're keeping trapped in their bodies.
2. Helping women transition into new roles isn't what I do, it's a byproduct or a benefit of the work.
3. If your life is led from a place of fear, instead of a place of opportunity, you will always be looking at sharing your perspective as “risky”, when in fact not sharing is actually the risk.
4. Why do we end up unhappy in our lives or feel like we’re powerless to create what we want? Because we aren't active participants in creating what we want.

Additional Resources:

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