If Chapter 1 welcomed you into the field, this post invites you to step into your power within it. Let’s start with a truth many Instructional Designers feel but rarely say out loud: We are often treated like order takers. Someone sends a request that says, “We need training on this,” and the expectation is simple:Build it. No questions. No analysis. No conversation about whether training is even the right solution. If that’s been your experience, I want you to know two thing