"So here is what I wanted to tell you today: get a life. Get a real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you would care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over the water gap or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a Cheerio with her thumb and first finger."
— Anna Quindlen

Authentic Women Leaders

Authentic Women Leaders Blog

Mentoring women who are working at the top of a wide range of professions--from politics and peacemaking to high fashion and healthcare--is one of the greatest privileges of my life. Though it is politically essential to make the life of a woman leader look as if everything is just fine at home, work and play, the truth is it in never that simple, and certainly not easy.

I have found that women who are working to create a better world for everyone are all the more in need of being very, very good to themselves. Yet where is the time and energy? How does a woman deal with the guilt of all that must be left undone? And how does she wisely decide where her energies will go? It is both art and skill to lead a balanced and progressive life. Yet as I often say to these women: "Your leadership is your gift to the world. Leading authentically is your gift to yourself."

The idea that we women can "make it" in every area of our life without help and without rest, is not only outdated, it is dangerous. When our women leaders come from a place of personal balance, they are in a position to continue making vital contributions. Supporting that is my personal passion and joy. To learn more, please contact me.

 
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