"When you know your worth, no one can make you feel worthless." This was a quote I stumbled upon about a year ago, and it has helped me get through each and every day since then.
This school year, I have participated in Catholic Leadership Institute, the EAP mentoring program, Youth Salute, and other leadership programs. To be honest, if you had asked me freshman year if I saw myself as a leader, I would have said "no". But throughout high school, I have grown to be a strong, confident woman who does, in fact, posses leadership qualities. And I have always been a natural leader, but my lack of confidence freshman year prevented me from applying to leadership programs and utilizing those skills. I was afraid of what others would think.
But the thing is, it doesn't matter what others think. And when I realized that, I discovered my true potential as a leader. I knew my worth. And no one was going to make me feel worthless. So many people have told me they admire my confidence, and I thank those people. But confidence wasn't always something I had. I had to realize my worth enough to step outside my comfort zone, regardless of what others would say.
that's a hard lesson to learn for most folk
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