For years, women have struggled with their wardrobe choices when it comes to creating their image and style for the corporate arena. What you wear as a professional woman, business leader or female executive is a vital part of creating an effective leadership style and showing up as an empowered and confident woman.
Sometimes our life and career can feel like we are on a hamster wheel with no prospects or opportunities on the horizon to look forward to in the future. No matter how hard we work, or the business experience we have, we feel stuck right where we are. Sometimes we are okay with it, but other times we know we have more value, potential and much bigger goals and dreams. So we can lie awake at night wondering how to make it all happen. Other times we are not even aware of the potential to achieve the greater success we desire because our self limiting beliefs and negative thoughts can be whispering away in our minds as background noise. So instead of going for what we want, we hold ourselves back every day, leading us to self-sabotage ourselves without even realizing it.
We are living in a different world today than five years ago. As leaders, we are at the beginning of a new era of transformation and change. We live in a new digital age where the leadership landscape is longing for people ready to step up and show up on a global scale. Everything has changed, and so must you. You must find the courage and confidence to build a meaningful brand to make your mark and shake the world! Here’s why…
Did you know that "70 percent of female executives feel as though they’ve been bullied by other women in their workplaces and that these bullying incidents have stunted their professional growth.” (Journal Development and Learning in Organisations) These are pretty alarming statistics… Let’s focus on how YOU can bulletproof your self-esteem, protect your personal brand and achieve the greater success you desire, no matter who’s trying to hold you back! Here Are 3 Ways To Take Back Your Girl Power To Lead With Greater Confidence!
Today's biggest myth about female leaders and corporate women is that you work for someone else! This simply isn't true. And if you think this way too, then think again. Many women in leadership struggle with gaining the recognition, authority and influence they desire in their industry. They work hard and put their heads down, believing that promotions, leadership roles, or business will be rolling in if they do so. But for many people this isn't their reality. Instead, they spend hours of their time stuck in the weeds, doing work that allows other people to look good, falling short of their career or leadership goals and aspirations.
It's often heartbreaking to work with women in leadership who have a low opinion of themselves or a sense of self-worth in their careers, companies, or leadership roles, but rather than feeling confident, and empowered women, they believe they are constantly falling short of others' aspirations or their own unreasonable expectations.
When building your brand, business or career, you will almost definitely experience many challenges, setbacks and disappointments. As part of your long term leadership development program, you must try to get as skilled at failing as celebrating your wins or risk losing courage and missing out on valuable opportunities to grow your business.
When working with high performance professionals and women in leadership, I get asked all the time, “How do I find new clients and greater opportunities to grow my business or advance my career and leadership development prospects?” My answer is simple: Know your ideal target audience, amplify your gifts and lead from a place of service. When you can do these 3 simple things, you will feel more empowered, energised and in control. And best of all, you will be a magnet for opportunity!
It’s not too late to start dreaming and thinking of ways to shift your personal brand strategy to support your career and leadership goals. Here are 3 ways to power up your brand to scale your career or business and maximise your results.
As women leaders juggling work-life balance and lack of confidence in our ability is universal. Yet research indicates that 85% of professional women want to reach a more senior role or elevate their careers and businesses. As female entrepreneurs, this dilemma is amplified as we struggle more with a lack of courage and self-confidence in our abilities as entrepreneurs than men. We second guess our competence and commitment to create businesses from our ideas, put them out there and build rewarding and profitable businesses. Instead, you can start taking control of your career or business, boost your confidence, step up as an industry leader, or become a successful female entrepreneur and trailblaze your way to greater success and financial freedom.
