Confidence at Home Starts With Unlearning the Shame Around Ambition Let’s be honest—being confident in a Desi household is not the same as being confident at school, work, or online. At home, confidence can get labeled as “arrogance,” “disobedience,” or even “Western influence.” But what if we stopped apologizing for our ambition and started practicing self-marketing without guilt? This post is about having real conversations: with your parents, aunties, uncles, and even with yourself. Because marketing your confidence shouldn’t mean shrinking yourself at the dinner table. How to Be ‘Ambitious’ Without Being Called ‘Selfish’ at Home In many South Asian homes, ambition is fine—as long as it fits inside a…