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Why Waiting Hurts Women in Leadership
We wait until we’re more prepared.
More qualified.
More sure.
We wait until the timing is right, the kids are older, the team is stable, the market is calm, the stars align.
And here’s the reality…while we’re waiting, time is moving…and so are opportunities.
I’ve coached hundreds of brilliant women who tell me they’ll speak up after the next meeting, go for the promotion next quarter, invest in themselves next year. And when we dig deeper, the waiting isn’t about strategy. It’s about fear. About permission. About the myth that one day, confidence will just arrive.
How Confidence Grows Through Action, Not Perfection
But the cost of waiting?
- Leadership roles go to less qualified but more vocal candidates.
- Your ideas stay tucked inside while someone else gets the credit.
- Burnout builds because you’re doing the work but not owning your value.
- And worst of all? You start to believe the moment passed you by.
The wait is costing us our visibility, our income, our peace and our impact.
Let me say this plainly…You don’t need more time. You need more trust…in yourself.
Women don’t need to be more ready. We need to be more willing.
It’s Time to Lead: No More Waiting
Willing to raise our hands.
Willing to be seen.
Willing to step into rooms that weren’t built for us…and make space anyway.
So if you’ve been waiting for a sign…This. Is. It.
The cost of staying quiet, small or stuck is far greater than the risk of going for it now.
Because the future we want won’t come from waiting.
It will come from women who decide to stop waiting and start leading.
Ready to stop waiting? Let’s connect.