Ep 31 - Leading From Within, Part 2: A Fearless Perception of Disability

Being a great leader starts with how you lead yourself, and the confidence you build by finding your passions and working towards your goals.

But navigating our world with a disability presents unique challenges and opportunities for developing confidence and leadership. All too often, our society doesn’t recognize that people with disabilities can be and are great leaders, and we aren’t afforded opportunities to develop those skills.

But I’ve been building my determination, resilience, and ability to put things in perspective since long before I entered college or my professional life. We need more people with disabilities to have the opportunity to see themselves as leaders, acknowledge the skills and capabilities they’ve already built in their lives, and develop into powerful leaders in their communities.

Listen to the full episode to hear:

How societal assumptions about disability lead people to underestimate or tokenize people with disabilitiesWhy I’ve chosen to keep showing up, doing the work, and being the best leader I can be when I’ve encountered people who didn’t believe in my capabilitiesThe importance of not internalizing other people’s perceptions and judgments of your ability to lead (and how it gets easier with time)How living with a disability from birth taught me not to limit my expectations of myself, even when the world at large did

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