In this book, Miriam Simon shares in her chapter what being the first feels like, what to do when you are the first, the hard realities of being the first and a way for you to acknowledge your firsts.  
 
This chapter is especially for othered leaders, including LGBTQ+ individuals, first-gen professionals, and anyone who has ever felt underestimated, silenced, or asked to shrink in order to belong. I know what it means to break barriers while carrying grief, responsibility, identity, ambition, and fear all at once. I also know what becomes possible when you choose alignment over performance.
 
Inside this chapter, readers will walk away with:
Permission to honor their firsts and recognize that those moments were leadership all along.
Language to reconnect their personal truth with their professional presence instead of splitting themselves to survive.
Encouragement to lead more boldly, especially if they have been made to feel too much, too different, or too visible.
 
If you have ever felt like you had to prove your worth before you were allowed to lead, this chapter was written with you in mind.
 
BONUS: Contributing Leaders Share Their Expertise Too!