Episode 27

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24th Dec 2025

Note 27: You Don’t Need Permission — Just a Little Boldness

Most women don’t struggle because they’re incapable; they struggle because they’ve been conditioned to wait.

Wait for clarity.

Wait for confidence.

Wait for someone to validate their ideas, dreams, or voice.

But boldness doesn’t arrive once you feel “ready.”

Boldness creates ready.

In this episode, Yaya breaks down why so many women hesitate to take up space, speak up, or bet on themselves and how boldness becomes the catalyst for confidence, opportunity, and self-trust.

Inside this note, you’ll learn:

  1. Why you keep waiting for permission you don’t actually need
  2. The subtle ways women shrink themselves without realizing it
  3. How fear disguises itself as “not ready yet”
  4. What happens when you take one brave step before your doubt catches up
  5. The Boldness Blueprint — 4 steps to start showing up with more presence and power
  6. How Yaya’s client, Renee, went from silencing her brilliance to owning every room she walks into

If you’ve been feeling stuck, hesitant, or small — this episode will pull you back into your power.

Because your next level doesn’t require perfection.

Just one bold moment.

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About the Podcast

Notes to Her
The Daily Pep Talk
Notes to Her: The Daily Peptalk is your ten-minute or less boost of confidence and clarity. Hosted by Yaya, a confidence and mindset coach for women ready to stop overthinking and start showing up boldly, each short episode gives you a mindset reset, a dose of encouragement, and one actionable tip to keep your momentum going, no fluff, just real talk and daily pep.

About your host

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Yaya Reed

Yaya, is a Confidence and Mindset Coach, motivational speaker, and host of Notes to Her: The Daily Pep Talk.

Her mission is simple: to help ambitious women stop shrinking, start speaking up, and finally trust themselves enough to go after what they want.

After losing her job twice and rebuilding my confidence from the ground up, she learned that real self-belief isn’t about never falling. It’s about knowing how to rise when you do. Now, she helps women do the same through her signature coaching programs, and daily pep talks that blend honest storytelling, mindset rewiring, and that little push you didn’t know you needed.

Whether you’re chasing a dream, changing direction, or trying to find your voice again, Notes to Her is your space to remember who you are.

Because confidence isn’t about becoming someone new, it’s about coming home to yourself.