Finding Confidence in Insecurity

Michael H. Lints

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5 min readJun 16, 2021

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Am I worth it? Am I worth your attention? Should I even be here? Do you see me as your equal? I have always had this insecurity. Not fully understanding my self-worth. Afraid to lean into my passions. Now I can say I finally found confidence in my insecurity.

Photo Credit: Mun Kong

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Michael H. Lints

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Partner at Golden Gate Ventures, husband, proud father of 2 and fanatic cyclist and runner. More about me @ www.michaellints.com

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