A short first-person YouTube monologue (by Worldwide Ty) advising listeners to speak up and claim their worth. The speaker emphasizes that staying quiet does not lead others to recognize or compensate you, reflects on missed financial and career opportunities from not self-advocating, and describes ongoing personal growth toward assertiveness.
So I would tell my younger self and any younger person, being quiet doesn't make people value you more. And nobody is going to just give you what you deserve. People don't do that. A lot of people don't. People don't. A lot of people don't say, you know what, this person is hardworking. They've contributed to my team. They've helped me. They deserved it. Some people do. Most people, unless you make it known, this is what you. I need to feel value. This is what you have to do. They're not going to do it. And I've missed out on a lot of money. I've missed out on a lot of things that I should have claimed for myself because I didn't speak up for myself. So. And it takes growth, and I'm growing into that space 1000%.
