NO ONE gets to validate YOUR VOICE
- Sandrine Perrier
- May 3
- 2 min read
Have you ever hesitated to post, pitch, speak up...!? Not because you doubted your message... But because deep down... You weren’t sure you were even allowed to be the one saying it?
That quiet inner voice: “Who am I to...?" "What if they realise I’m not ready?” "I still need more before I can own this."
That’s not self-doubt. That’s the wound of illegitimacy. |
What is really LEGITIMACY ?
Legitimacy isn’t a diploma, a follower count, or someone else's permission slip. It’s the felt sense that you have the right to be here, now, exactly as you are: VOICE, VISION, IMPACT included.
You don’t "earn" it by checking boxes. You either claim it or you spend your life outsourcing your power.
For many of us, especially women, claiming it feels radical. Even dangerous...(And that's not an accident, it's how the system was built.) |
A moment from my own Journey
When I left corporate leadership to become a coach, I wasn’t missing skill or experience.
I was missing permission, the kind only I could give myself.I had led teams, launched brands globally, survived burnout, identity shifts, life transitions...
And still, a voice whispered:
"Maybe after one more certification. One more proof."
It took real inner work to realize: My legitimacy was never up for external validation. It was already mine.
- PERSONAL BRANDING EDITION -
The Myth no one talks about...
Everyone sells you personal branding like it’s about colors, fonts, headlines.But real branding, the MAGNETIC KIND, starts with an energetic decision:
"I belong here. My VOICE is needed."
You can’t brand over a crack in your legitimacy.You have to build from sovereignty, not strategy.
Otherwise, your audience feels the hesitation you’re trying to hide.
A few brutal Questions to ask YOURSELF:
Where am I still waiting for someone to choose me?
Where am I trading authenticity for "acceptability"?
What wisdom have I lived that no certificate could validate?
Who would I become if I stopped apologising for my ambition?
Alignment isn’t perfection, productivity, or performance.
If any of this resonates, know this: you're not "missing" anything.You're standing at the edge of your next level.
The work isn’t about fixing you. It’s about owning you: fiercely, unapologetically, completely.
In my coaching work, we don’t just sharpen the brand. We ignite the person behind it.
Ready to stop shrinking your brilliance to fit?
Let’s have a chat and connect for a free 30-min discovery call over Zoom.
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