Blog by hello

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When I was a kid, being “ambitious” wasn’t exactly a compliment. It meant pushy, proud, too much. And for a girl, that was definitely not ok.

So, like a lot of 1st and 2nd gen professionals and immigrants, I learned early to dial it down. I learned to smile more, not brag, be humb...

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Last week, a client asked me a question that stopped me mid-sip of chai: “Minal…but what if I don’t look like a leader?” She wasn’t talking about clothes or the accent or the posture. She meant something deeper - that quiet, familiar fear so many of us who grew up straddling cultures know ...