Boundaries Blog — Tough Enough
Stand Up for Yourself
You are enough.
You are more than enough. To speak up. To sit at the table. To stand up for yourself. To be a man of free will, character, service, faith, and influence who can contribute to and lead his family and his community.
Standing up for yourself is a learned skill set that every man must cultivate and hone because it’s vital for genuine strength. Strong men are not born but forged, and now is the time to work on your craft.
Standing up for yourself means advocating for yourself and expressing your wants, needs, opinions, and boundaries with confidence while respecting the wants, needs, opinions, and boundaries of others. You have a strong voice. Use it.
The more you stand up for yourself, the stronger you become. Why? Because self-advocacy delivers three powerful benefits: