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Being a woman comes with many different challenges, and one of the largest challenges I face personally is minimizing the space I take up physically, intellectually, and vocally. I find these quotes as a useful way to remind myself that I am capable of anything!

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”�� ��– Eleanor Roosevelt

“A Girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.”�� ��– Coco Chanel

��“What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.”�� ��– Rupi Kaur

“You are the one that possesses the keys to our being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.”�� ��– Diane von Furstenberg

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”�� ��– Judy Garland

“Life is tough, my darling, but so are you,”�� ��– Stephanie Bennett-Henry

“After all those years as a woman hearing, ‘not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not thin enough, not that enough,’ almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, ‘I am enough.’”�� ��– Anna Quindlen

“Where there is a woman, there is magic.”�� ��– Ntozake Shange

Conclusion

Overall, confidence plays such a key role in the success of our futures. It is so important that we remember to celebrate ourselves and what we bring to the table. I, myself, am very thankful I found a community that fosters exactly that. At Cottey I am not only supported by my friends and mentors, but I am also challenged. The professors here at Cottey want to see you succeed, and they give you the tools to earn your success.��

In my accounting class this year, I have really struggled. One could say accounting is not my greatest strength, perhaps even my greatest weakness. Fortunately, my professor’s support has given me the confidence to learn accounting.��

The environment at Cottey has allowed me to apply myself and learn through trial and error with the help of my professor and classmates. Persistence is paying off in my accounting classes, even though it’s a subject that doesn’t come naturally to me. The confidence I’ve gained from being encouraged to try, fail, grind, and shine is something that will stick with me for the rest of my life.