๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐
At some point in my career, I realized something that should have been obvious, yet had seemingly forgotten. I forgot that my chances of getting what I wanted increased dramatically when I actually ๐๐ ๐๐๐ for it. Coming to this realization, I found that many others had also forgotten. So Iโm writing this out for everyone to remember.
The reality is this: ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ค, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ณ๐๐ซ๐จ.
โซ๏ธ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
This ties into something I talk about often, ๐ต๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. Unlike safe spaces, which are designed for comfort, brave spaces are about engagement, about stepping into discomfort when necessary, and about advocating for what matters, even when the outcome isnโt guaranteed.
Safe spaces wait, brave spaces act. A safe space assumes someone will be there to hold your hand, but what if no one is there? Brave spaces require stepping forward, even when no one is watching, because integrity, character, and progress do not wait for permission. Vulnerability is not weakness, it is the foundation of growth.
๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐, ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง-๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐?
A brave space allows for the vulnerability of asking and the risk that comes with it. It acknowledges that social norms, power dynamics, and biases can impact how a request is received. But it also recognizes that not asking removes the possibility altogether.
This applies everywhere:
โข ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, your manager canโt support you if they donโt know what you need.
โข ๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, your team canโt align with you if youโre unclear on direction.
โข ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ, no one is a mind reader. Unspoken expectations often lead to disappointment.
โซ๏ธ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐๐
Not every request gets a yes. But Iโve found that even when I didnโt get what I asked for at the moment, simply making my needs known often led to unexpected opportunities later. People remember. Conversations shift. Doors open.
The biggest risk isnโt in asking. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.
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