🔥 Find your voice: In Community #49

“The hardest part of finding my voice was finding the courage to believe my voice could actually make an impact.” - Rosalie Fish

I feel this deeply – finding my own voice hasn’t always been easy. Some days, it still isn’t.

Understanding that it matters and could must make an impact has made all the difference.

As I wrote about what courage looks like last week, it was clear to me that part of being courageous is using our voices and backing words with actions.

Fish, the college-aged runner and Indigenous advocate, is an example of just how to do that. As we approach Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which you may or may not have as a day off from work, her work is a reminder of what using your platform – whatever that platform is – can do to give visibility to what really matters.

In the spirit of that, here are a few quick reminders to boost your confidence (let’s be honest, they’re reminders for me too):

👉🏽 Your voice is worth being heard – and worth carrying weight in the rooms and spaces where you use it.

👉🏽 Your words reflect your ideas – and your ideas can shift things for all of us.

👉🏽 Your actions reflect your focus – and your focus will drive impact.

👉🏽 Your comfort level may not always be high – but your discomfort can drive growth.

It takes courage to use your voice, especially when you’re not sure how it might be perceived. So take inspiration from Fish and the other leaders featured in this week’s Need to Know as you find your voice from here onward.

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Need To Know

💥 Rosalie Fish uses her voice to speak for Indigenous women and LGBTQ+ people. Her advocacy goes beyond just running.

💥 Law Roach built his confidence – and now he wants to build yours. The image architect behind Zendaya and other public figures is in his next pivot.

💥 Lina Khan aims to help raise the voices of consumers. The FTC Chair is taking big swings, from noncompete clauses to mergers and more.

👋🏽 Before you go, I’ve got a quick ask:

Who are the creators, authors, community leaders, entrepreneurs, or execs who deserve to be featured for how they’re moving us forward together?

Are you one of them? Reach out with your ideas by replying to this directly, so we can feature them in future editions.

In community,

Fahad