👉 Stop Apologising For Taking Up Space

I was at the gym on Sunday at 8am - when most sane people are in bed.

It was empty apart from one other woman.

I’d finished some brutal leg workout 😱 and was sitting on a bench, gasping for breath, considering a 5-minute cooldown walk.

The other lady had just stepped off the treadmill.

And here's what went through my mind…

“If I get on that treadmill right now, she’s going to think I've been waiting for her … and she's going to feel bad”.

So… I paused for a moment. Took a breath. Filled my water bottle. And then casually strolled over to the treadmill.

And what happened?!

She looked over and said - “Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't realise you were waiting for me”.

It hit me right in the gut.

Why do we apologise simply for taking up space?! 🤷‍♀️

I've seen this countless times in the gym. But it happens just as often at work.

Back in my ‘apologising for existing’ era.. I was:

❌  staying quiet when I had something to say

❌  trying not to be an “inconvenience

❌  putting other people’s time or needs above my own.

Even now, I sometimes still need the reminder - you’re allowed to take up space.

How about you?

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