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What Is Self-Empowerment?
Is it as simple as standing up for yourself?
Self-empowerment is something I came to embrace a bit late in the game. For a long time, I was content to just kind of float along and see what happened, not setting any goals or taking any real control of my own life. I just kind of figured it was all up to Fate or Destiny, out of my hands and therefore not something I could really do anything about.
While I still believe there is a certain element of Fate or Destiny in our lives, I did finally learn that self-empowerment mattered. That taking control of my own life, taking responsibility for my actions and choices and for where I was (or wasn’t) in my life, was something I needed to do.
But even then, I didn’t fully understand what I was embracing. I thought self-empowerment just meant standing up for myself. Not letting people push me around or make decisions for me.
But it is so much more than that. It’s setting goals and making decisions (good ones!), yes. But it’s also believing in yourself, knowing what your strengths and weaknesses are and being able to take control to live your life in a way that allows you to use your strengths and bolster your weaknesses with the help of others.
And self-empowerment is part of every aspect of your life. Let’s look at the ways you…
