Show Notes
You have the credentials and the experience. The expertise flows out of you because you've spent years learning, researching, and deepening what you know. But when it's time to step into that expertise, you hedge. You doubt yourself. You soften the edges of what you actually know. Authentic authority is the sweet spot where your true self meets your expertise. Maybe you're in an environment that doesn't honor brilliance like yours or give space for it to flourish. You might have a shitty boss who steals your ideas and takes the credit. That's the worst and it happens more often than we care to say out loud (I'm sorry if that's happening, btw). My hope for you, however, is that whatever work environment you're in - you will learn to own (and claim) your Authentic Authority. Let's talk about what that is in this episode, and how to get it. --- Every link you need to connect with Dr. Amber is right here: http://www.wordswellsaid.com/contact
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