dates.?Instead of owning my awesome,?I tried to downplay it. On job interviews and assignments, I started to worry more about what I looked like than what I had to offer.The good news is, that phase did

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Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start.At this years espnW: Women + Sports Summit my colleague (and certified badass) Julie Foudy?exposed me to a?phrase: Own?your?awesome. Despite being a World Cup and Olympic champion, Foudy admitted it took her until quite recently to master that trick. And while Id like to?say my confidence hasnt wavered since the day I arrived, two weeks early and ready to take on?the world, like Foudy, it took me quite a while to own my?awesome.Growing up, I?was always?confident in my best qualities.?I knew I was?smart, athletic, funny and?tough, but?girls?werent?always valued for those things.?Boys?were encouraged to try to be?the best at whatever they did, academically or physically. I could do that, easy.?In fact, I?was?doing that,?in the classroom and on the field. I was boisterous and?uninhibited, winning pizza-eating contests, telling dirty jokes and out-racing, out-playing and?out-dueling?everyone. And though that sort of unchecked vigor seemed at odds with the idea?some folks had of sweet little girls, I was too young to care.As I got older, doing the things Id always done kept me on?top in terms of schoolwork and?sports, but it felt like in order to be successful socially, I needed to?dim my light. I saw?examples of powerful, driven?men?everywhere,?and the doting, charming women by their side.?The?same?formula that had landed me on a Division I?track team at an Ivy League school felt like it wasnt going to?land me that cute guy in my English class,?and as much as Id love to say that didnt matter to me, it did.And it didnt stop therre.dddddddddddd All?around me, it felt like?men?had a direct?line?to success, forged by their ambition. Success for a woman was much more complicated, a delicate dance?that prized style over substance, and I began losing?confidence in the very things that had made me so proud. I found myself stifling my humor and intellect on dates.?Instead of owning my awesome,?I tried to downplay it. On job interviews and assignments, I started to worry more about what I looked like than what I had to offer.The good news is, that phase didnt last long. It just didnt feel right. I?started letting my wit fly no matter who I was with. I wouldnt hesitate to join a good debate or school?anyone?in?pick-up hoops. Not surprisingly, I eventually found the perfect partner. And my?career?followed suit. I found good bosses and mentors who valued and validated my voice, making it easier to worry less about how I looked using it.?With each opportunity Ive tried hard to make my?work?about those same qualities that?made me feel powerful as a little girl.My wish for todays young?women is for them to feel more empowered than I did?during those awkward years. I hope they find those support systems earlier than I did.?I hope they?feel like they can show their toughness, show their strength, beat the boys and stay true to?themselves. And I hope theyre celebrated for it.Life is a lot more?fun when you learn how to own your awesome. ' ' '