You may have believed:

That you had to play a game you didn't create, with rules you didn't write.
That to create value, you had to be compromising yourself, your humanity, or your uniqueness, to fit.

Valorizing is you believing:

The potential impact of the unique point of view you bring to your work dictates the terms. Honouring your desired standard for how resourced you feel in your work and life,
is part of what makes that impact possible.