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I was recently asked my thoughts on building confidence. For the first time I was a bit nervous to admit something; there has not been a single day in my life where I lacked confidence. My mother often quips that I was born confident. While she is likely correct, I am sharing this without a trace of hubris. I cannot recall a time in my life that I felt as if I took up too much space or that it might be better for me to play it safely. Except, in this room full of vulnerable i

I have been preparing to be a thirty year old woman since I was at least seven (likely earlier). I did not always know what I wanted my future to look like but I knew one thing for sure--I wanted to be "grown". I arrived at this conclusion from watching my mother and the women she surrounded herself with. They always made adulthood look fun, easy and alluring. They dressed how they wanted and were always on trend, they ate at great restaurants, they went to popular events