What does it mean to be radically empowered?
Radical Empowerment: Six Ways to Step Into Your Power and Live Fully
We live in a world that tells women to play small, wait their turn, and apologize for taking up space. But here’s the truth: you don’t need permission to live boldly. You don’t have to silence your voice to keep others comfortable. And you don’t have to compete with other women to climb higher.
Being radically empowered is about rewriting those old rules and claiming the life you were created to live. And it’s not just for a chosen few—it’s available to every single one of us.
So what does it look like in practice? Here are six ways you can begin living radically empowered right now.
1. Own Your Voice
Too many of us swallow our words out of fear—fear of judgment, fear of rejection, fear of being “too much.” Owning your voice doesn’t mean being loud or abrasive. It means speaking truthfully, clearly, and unapologetically about what matters to you.
Even if your voice shakes at first, speak. With every step you take in owning your voice, the tremors lessen, and your confidence grows.
2. Ditch the Permission Slip
From an early age, we’re taught to wait for approval before moving forward. But empowerment doesn’t come from someone else’s nod—it comes from you deciding your life is worth living boldly.
If you need permission, let me be the one to give it: go live big. But remember, the only real permission slip that matters is the one you write yourself.
3. Turn Setbacks into Sparks
Life will knock you down. That’s a given. What defines empowerment is what you do next. Do you stay down? Or do you rise, dust off, and let your setback fuel your next step?
Think about innovators like James Dyson, who went through thousands of failed prototypes before creating the bagless vacuum that transformed an industry. He didn’t let failure be the period at the end of his story—he used it as a comma and kept writing.
Your challenges can be sparks that ignite new paths forward.
4. Choose Bold Over Comfortable
Comfort zones feel safe—like your coziest pajamas on a cold night. But nothing grows there. Radical empowerment asks you to step out of the soft and predictable, and into the bold and uncertain.
That’s where growth lives. That’s where change happens. That’s where your best self is waiting.
5. Celebrate the Mirror
When was the last time you looked at your reflection and celebrated who you are? Too often, the mirror is where we criticize, nitpick, or sigh. It’s time to flip that script.
Being radically empowered means declaring: I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I am enough. I am capable. I am grateful for the gifts I bring to the world.
Gratitude isn’t just for your circumstances—it’s for yourself too.
6. Link Arms with Other Women
Empowered women don’t compete—they collaborate. They lift one another higher, share opportunities, and build longer tables instead of taller walls.
When you link arms with women around you, the ripple effect is unstoppable. Empowerment becomes less about me and more about we.
Living Radically Empowered Every Day
Radical empowerment isn’t about arrogance, aggression, or stepping on others. It’s about courage, clarity, and compassion. It’s about walking in your truth and making space for others to do the same.
If you’re ready to experience this in action, join me at Radical Empowerment Live 2025, happening October 18–19 in Endicott, NY. This two-day women’s event is packed with speakers, community, and transformation that will leave you ready to change your world.
And here’s your journal prompt to reflect on:
“Radical empowerment means ________ to me.”
Because empowerment starts with defining it for yourself—and then living it every day.