Cheryl Lee Ralph

I believed that man.

I believed what he said.

And I walked out of there giving myself permission to take up space in Hollywood knowing that I belonged there no matter what anybody thought about me.

Thirdly,

We got to act like we believe in ourselves.

Oh, yeah.

Because when we believe in ourselves and act on it, we create possibilities that never would have been possible had we not just believed.

OK, so I will tell you another story.

I will never forget walking to one of those crowded Hollywood rooms, and I see Harry Thomason, producer Harry Thomason, who is married to Linda Bloodworth Thomason, writer-creator of the series Designing Women.

I walk right up to Harry, and guess what happened?

I got cast as Etienne Toussaint Bouvier, Las Vegas showgirl turned Anthony's wife for the final season of Designing Women.

Oh, yeah.

Against all odds, once again, I gave myself permission to take up space, believing that I belonged.

I believed that if Cheryl Lee did the work of honing her craft, building solid relationships and stayed ready so she didn't have to get ready, anything was possible.

Heck,

winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony.

He got it, baby.

So, I challenge all of you to start a meaningful practice of looking in the mirror and loving what you see.

Believe in what you see.

If you can't love it,