Have No Fear

Speaking up can be tough. But remember, the hardest things in life are usually the most rewarding.

“It’s very scary sometimes,” Ne’eman acknowledges, particularly when you’re just starting out or if you’re surrounded by a bunch of experts who think they know best.

But it gets easier. “People have to realize and internalize that they are the number one experts in their own lives and once they understand that, they should have the self confidence to speak out and to communicate their own needs regardless of whatever forms of backlash they may get.”

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