Be courageous and trust your instincts – they are as good as anybody else’s. Over time and with maturity, we learn to support our instincts with experiences, prestige, titles, and more. However, I believe that I would have achieved more, faster, had I been willing to trust my instincts and be more courageous at a younger age and not looking for validation from others – particularly older people in the workplace who saw me as less significant. It wasn’t until I had the strengt