# @cheila_gibbs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXOSaCiDZX2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63989085-cheila-gibbs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-17T06:47:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cheila Gibbs (@cheila_gibbs) — https://gondola.cc/cheila_gibbs

## Caption

Power is not in competing.

It is in becoming.

For too long, you were told to soften your edge
to dim your light
to question your instinct

Especially when it became undeniable.

But the truth is this

The parts of you that make others uncomfortable
your standards
your vision
your presence

are exactly what set you apart

You were never meant to blend in
You were never meant to play small
You were meant to lead

So stop shrinking
Stop explaining
Stop diluting who you are to fit rooms you have outgrown

Stand in your strength
Own your voice
Take up the space that is already yours

Because the world does not need another version of what already exists

It needs you
fully expressed

Tell me
what are you done holding back?

#ownyourpower #leadership #mindset #growth #founders womeninbusiness confidence personaldevelopment

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ownyourpower, founders, leadership, growth, mindset

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