Maryam Jan Akbari

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞...😞
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞...


Behind every “I’m fine”
is a woman managing battles most people never think to ask about.

Be the one who does.

Because she learned early that survival meant silence.

Especially in entrepreneurship.

We celebrate the visible outcomes.
Revenue. Growth. Awards. Visibility.

But rarely do we talk about what women had to unlearn just to get there.

And this is where real legacy is built.

Not in how loudly you cheer success.
But in how you show up when a woman is still negotiating her worth.

Because there is a difference between support and people-pleasing.

People-pleasing protects comfort.
Support protects truth.

Support does not lower standards.
It removes shame from the path of growth.

That is why some women leave a permanent impact on others.

Not because they were the loudest.
But because others felt safer becoming themselves around them.

These are the moments most people overlook.
But the ones building real legacy never miss:

↪️1. The woman undercharging because she was taught “good girls don’t ask for much.”
Do not tell her to simply raise her prices.
Help her unshame her worth.
Pricing is never just strategy. It is identity.

↪️2. The woman hiding her success so she does not outgrow her environment.
Do not force her into visibility.
Stand beside her long enough that visibility feels safe.

↪️3. The one who apologizes before she speaks.
Do not ignore it.
Reflect her power back to her until she stops shrinking in rooms she belongs in.

↪️4. The woman carrying generations of “stay small, stay safe.”
Do not dismiss it as mindset.
Honor what protected her. Then show her what freedom looks like now.

↪️5. The one overdelivering to earn her place.
Do not reward the exhaustion.
Normalize rest. Normalize boundaries. Normalize enough.

↪️6. The woman afraid her accent makes her less credible.
Remind her that credibility is not in sounding like everyone else.
It is in having the courage to sound like herself.

↪️7. The ambitious woman dimming herself to be accepted.
Help her see that her expansion gives others permission to expand too.

Because when one woman becomes unashamed,
she does not rise alone.

She changes what is possible for everyone watching her.

People forget advice.
They forget strategies.
They forget words.

But women never forget who made them feel seen when they were still doubting their place.

The strongest leaders do not just help women grow.

They help women stop apologizing for growing.

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Maryam Jan Akbari

How women should handle rejection and fear

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Maryam Jan Akbari

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 🧐 👇
Unclear fear is❗



As a woman building a coaching or service-based business, rejection rarely looks dramatic.



It looks like:

• Rescheduling a sales call
• Overpreparing instead of pitching
• Waiting until you “feel more ready”
• Staying busy but avoiding visibility

And slowly, momentum disappears.



Here’s the truth most women are never taught:

𝑽𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓.



When fear is unclear, your mind fills the gaps with shame, assumptions, and self doubt.



That is when you shrink.



Here’s how to break that cycle.


1️⃣ 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮

Fear loses power when it has a name.

Ask yourself:
What exactly am I afraid will happen?

Not “rejection”
Be specific.

Example:
“I’m afraid she will say no and I’ll feel exposed.”

Clarity creates control.



2️⃣ 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚

Many women are not afraid of rejection.
They are afraid of what rejection means about them.

That is inherited shame talking.

Shame says:
• If they say no, I am not good enough
• If I am visible, I will be judged
• If I take up space, I will lose safety

These beliefs are learned.
They are not truth.



3️⃣ Ask one grounding question

Instead of spiraling, ask:

What is the worst realistic outcome here?

Then ask:
Can I handle that?

Most of the time, the answer is yes.
Your nervous system calms when your mind feels prepared.



4️⃣ 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

Confidence does not come from thinking.

It comes from action that proves safety to your body.

One message.
One post.
One invitation.
One honest conversation.

Momentum returns through movement.



5️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧

When your business is built from unshamed identity:
• Rejection feels neutral
• Visibility feels grounded
• Selling feels aligned
• Your story becomes your strength



This is the foundation I work on with women.

Not louder marketing.
Not harder pushing.



But unshaming your story so your brand feels safe to show up.





Fear only controls you while it stays undefined



The moment you name it, question it, and move anyway, it loses power.

✨ If this resonates and you want to build a personal brand rooted in alignment, identity, and unshamed storytelling, book a call with me.



We don’t fix fear.
We remove the shame underneath it.

Your story deserves to be visible.

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Maryam Jan Akbari

There comes a moment in every woman’s life when silence no longer feels like safety, but like a cage.
A moment when you realize no one is coming to set you free.
A moment when you stop waiting for permission to be yourself.

That’s when everything changes.
That’s when you open your own door.
That’s when the world finally begins to listen — because you did.

This is for every woman who’s been told to be small.

#TheWomanWhoRefusedToBeSilenced #VoiceToVisibility #ReclaimYourVoice #WomenWhoRise #YourVoiceMatters #FromSilenceToStrength #HealingJourney #IdentityReclaimed #CourageousWomen #StorytellingHeals

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Maryam Jan Akbari

🌸𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭—𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧🌸


Today is Mother's day I want to honor this a day to the woman who shaped my world—my mother.

I still remember the days in Afghanistan when we didn’t even have enough to eat. But my mother still made sure we went to school. In a world where women were expected to stay silent, she raised her voice—for us.

In 2023, when she lost her sight, I began writing The Woman Who Refused to Be Silenced. It wasn’t my dream to write a book—it was hers. Even in darkness, she gave me the light to see who I could become.
This book is not just my story. It’s hers.

It’s every mother’s story.

Every woman who sacrificed so her daughters could rise.

Every woman who gave strength, even when she had none left.

💖 This Mother’s Day, I honor my mother—the woman who couldn’t see, but showed me the way.

✨ If there’s a woman in your life who’s ever made you feel seen, believed in, or loved when you were breaking—gift her this book.
👇 Tag a woman who gave you vision.

Let’s celebrate them with something that lasts longer than flowers.
💬 I’d love to hear from you:

Has a woman in your life ever given you vision, even in her most difficult moments?
Let’s honor them together today—with our stories.

#motherday #story #vision #posts #motherdaughterlove #resilience

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