Silence Never Builds Empires – Divya Parekh
For years, I envisioned the TED stage. I could feel it in my body before it ever happened—the red dot beneath my feet, the gravity of speaking into a room charged with attention.
But it didn’t come easily.
In 2023, I finally gave that TED Talk. Not because I suddenly felt ready, but because I chose to stop waiting. I stepped into the tension, the fear, the self-doubt—and I did it anyway.
It wasn’t perfect.
But it was real.
And that changed everything.
The Real Meaning of “Playing Big”
Let’s be honest: most people confuse “playing big” with being flashy, flawless, or famous.
That’s not what it is.
Playing big is about choosing visibility over comfort.
It’s about leading even when your voice shakes.
It’s about saying what needs to be said—even if it’s not smo...
