Confidence or Cockiness?

In every aspect of my life, I try to imbue confidence. However, I wonder how many people misconstrue it as cockiness? While a man can strut his stuff, he’s simply being a powerful man. But if a woman does the same thing… She’s a bitch. Women are supposed to be docile. Kind. Humble. Caretakers. There’s no room for ambition and a high achieving personality. Or is there? For almost four years, I lived a comfortable work life. I graduated with my BA in English and was fortunate enough to find a small agency a month later. Starting barely above minimum wage, I kept my college job as a server on the weekends to pay the bills, staying sane with an Energizer bunny mentality. The more I got done, the better I felt. I kept up like that for years. That is, until the pandemic happened. Bye-bye, second job. Hello, work from home. But it was GREAT. I didn’t have to drive my hour-long daily commute anymore. And it turns out that people loved spending money while they worked at home. Which meant that my marketing job was more lucrative than ever…until one day it wasn’t. After the pandemic purchase boom, marketing dove off a cliff. Suddenly, I was back to making mediocre money without my serving hustle. And I couldn’t get it back thanks to a COVID kid. So, I did what anyone would do. I started searching for other companies with more growth opportunities and better pay. I lucked out with a bigger, better agency with an incredible salary and so many growth opportunities. I worked my ass off, and I loved every minute of it. Juggling various clients and multiple projects a day, I never got bored. I thrived from the chaos. <a href="https://medium.com/@daniellelaveau/confidence-or-cockiness-b084368a2cae">Visit Now</a>