06/13/2025
For the past year, Iโve been peeling back the layers
of corporate that became woven into my identity.
โ That I needed a title to be accepted.
โ The belief that I had to perform to be seen.
โ That I had to mute my feminine to feel strong.
โ That safety came from a salary and stock options.
But what I have found...
is all of those beliefs were planted way before I obtained my first 401K contribution.
Some from my own upbringing -
some from society as a whole.
People-pleasing, โdo it myselfโ, external validation, etc.
After my recent retreat, I can confidently say:
โข Layers have been shed.
โข Parts of me unearthed.
โข And a deeper truth reclaimed.
And while I donโt want to shed all of my corporate -
as I love the drive, the ambition, the fire
I am shedding the beliefs that had me
play small in order to fit in.
In a way, this is a reintroduction of myself.
Not because Iโm a different person now.
But because Iโm letting the REAL ME shine more.
The Jessica who...
Sees that her strength is rooted in her feminine.
Who holds softness & conviction in tandem
Who doesnโt care if you accept her -
๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง.
The Jessica who is fโing tired of women feeling they have to fit in a box in order to
1) be taken seriously and
2) take up space in the workplace.
Iโm no longer molding myself to be palatable.
Iโm expanding to be powerful.