Pick a Seat at the Right Table or Build Your Own
Waiting for “the” Seat Isn’t the Move…
Let’s be honest.
How many of us have been taught to wait our turn? To keep our heads down, follow the rules, and maybe, if we work hard enough, someone will eventually slide a seat our way?
Here's the truth most people won’t tell you: if you're sitting around hoping to be invited, you're already giving your power away.
And in a world that needs your voice, your vision, and your leadership... waiting isn't the move.
You Were Not Born to Be Background Noise
If you’re feeling out of place or stuck at the table you’re at, ask yourself this: Is it you, or is it the table?
Too often we internalize the discomfort instead of evaluating the environment. Just because a table is built doesn’t mean it’s built for you.
If you're constantly shrinking, censoring, or second-guessing, what you're doing isn't collaboration, it's survival.
So, What Are Your Options?
You’ve got two:
1. Pick a Better Table
Find the spaces where your strengths are welcomed, not merely tolerated.
Where your perspective is valued, not dismissed.
Where people make room for you, not because they have to, but because they want to.
When the right table doesn’t exist, you build it.
You surround yourself with people who align with your values.
You create a culture that honors authenticity over hierarchy.
You lead, not to control, but to uplift.
2. Build Your Own
When the right table doesn’t exist, you build it.
You surround yourself with people who align with your values.
You create a culture that honors authenticity over hierarchy.
You lead, not to control, but to uplift.
Don’t underestimate what can grow from one brave “this isn’t it” followed by a bold “I’ll go first.”
What Happens When You Stop Waiting?
You stop asking for permission to lead.
You stop performing for approval that never comes.
You stop wasting time proving your worth to people who never fully see you.
And instead?
You lead with clarity.
You align with purpose.
You become magnetic because people are drawn to those who know who they are and aren’t afraid to build something meaningful from scratch.
Final Unapologetic Truth?
You don't need to be chosen to start. You just need to choose yourself.
What we build today become the legacies we leave behind. So ask yourself: What kind of impact do you want to be remembered for?
Did you find yourself nodding “yes” as you read along?
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