The people-pleaser side of me just wanted to be liked—but I could see that he was right. I spent my life championing other women, so why would I care so much about women who did the opposite? These women had shown me who they were, and it wasn’t kind, so why was I giving them my power? If I let those women take any more of my energy, they would also be taking my energy away from my mission. I wanted to tell them one thing I knew in my gut for sure: You might be tempted to underestimate me, but let me save you some time… don’t.
