Own Your Authority - claiming expertise, stepping into authority
You've been demonstrating authority for years. Decades, maybe.
And still — when it's time to talk about your work, introduce yourself, raise your prices, or step into something bigger — something pulls you back. You soften the language. Add a qualifier. Convince yourself you need one more thing before you're really ready.
That's not a confidence problem. That's the Quiet Critic — the internal voice that edits everything you say about yourself, and gets loudest right when you most need to own your authority fully.
The posts in this collection are about what happens when you stop letting it edit you. Not building confidence from scratch. Not becoming someone new. Owning what was always already true.
The authority was never missing. It just got covered. This is where we uncover it.
Why confidence is so important to leadership
Using speaking engagements in your (author) business
Marketing your book and growing your business
Who do you want your clients to become?
Who do you need to be for your clients?
How to find your successful decisions
The spiritual journey of the author and business owner
Jen Milius on Amazing Authors with Meg Nocero
If you'd like to go deeper:
You Know It's a Verb, Right?
Leadership isn't something you earn once and then have. It's something you practice — every day, in every interaction, at every level of the work.
This book (which I had the joy of co-authoring) is for anyone who senses there's more to leadership than their title reflects — whether you're early in your journey, already leading a team, or running a business and realizing that leading yourself and your clients is its own kind of leadership. Using everyday language and real-life examples, it's a roadmap for the practice of becoming the leader you're already capable of being.
Because leadership doesn't happen because you sat in a classroom or earned a credential. It happens because you prepare for it.
Author Stylist Guide: Own Your Greatness, Get Visible, and Share Your Message
You published the book. Now the opportunity arrives — a book signing, a podcast invitation, a speaking engagement — and suddenly it's not about the writing anymore. It's about you, showing up, in real time, as the person behind the work.
The Author Stylist Guide is for that moment. Not how to get more opportunities — how to make the most of the ones that come to you, so you show up with confidence, shine in the room, and let your book and message reach the people who actually need them.
You already have the courage and the gifts that got you here. This book helps you use them.
Quiet Critic Assessment
See what the Quiet Critic has made invisible, so you can stop hiding your power and start owning your authority during those big moments that matter most.
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