Step 1: What’s been great about this year?
Write a list, doodle a drawing or mind map the 20 best things about your year in your business. Once this has been completed, take a few moments to reflect. Absorb how much work you have done, the successes you have achieved.
3. Know your why. Understanding your why provides clarity and allows you to be intentional about what opportunities you pursue and what you turn down. “For women especially,” says Molly, a mother and career woman, “we get pulled in a lot of directions. We have mommy guilt; we have all those things that happen. So it’s really important that we’re clear on our why because that becomes our internal compass and empowers us to be intentional about our decisions and behaviors.”
Could banning one word today really affect the leadership of tomorrow?
According to Facebook chief operating officer and author of best-selling book “Lean In,” Sheryl Sandberg, the answer is yes.
Ban Bossy, which now has its own online petition and boasts the endorsement of high profile women like Beyoncé and Condoleezza Rice, has taken shape to encourage young girls and working female professionals alike—whether on the playground or in the office place—to change the conversation by changing the connotation of one word: bossy.
Molly Fletcher is at the top of her game. She’s a former sports agent who has represented names like Tom Izzo, Doc Rivers and Joe Theismann. Fletcher also tours the country speaking about how the principles that apply to top athletes can help anyone achieve greater success.
Women are making greater strides than ever before, both at work and at home.
Not only are we making our way into leadership ranks across all industries, but we’re also bringing home the funds to support our families.
Last month’s article Why Networking Is Your Most Powerful Business Tool generated quite a bit of discussion on social media (thank you to those who shared their thoughts.)
