Overview
What makes you think that your thoughts are not as valuable as anyone else's? Just because someone with some silly type of authority has recently made it seem like no one is interested in what you have to say doesn't mean it's true. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth! There are some mind games going on, so ignore anyone who tries to keep you out of the discussion today. You count, too -- in fact, people want to hear from you much more than they want to hear from the person who's trying to intimidate you.
