Becoming The InfluentialMe

In this week's edition of 'The Women Who Failed to Let Their Failures Define Them' we get to explore how Maria Sharapova, a woman who has won FIVE grand slams didn't let her failures define her, but she may have let her comparisons do it.

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This week's podcast is part 3 of The Women Who Failed to Let Their Failures Define Them  and it's  a good old fashioned Q&A. I'm sharing anecdotes and views in response to the questions you and your peers asked and I think you'll appreciate the power of the questions of others.

There's a high chance that I'm going to answer a question that you would like to answer in your life.


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Is it a career ladder or a career labyrinth? 

 Helena Morrissey, 'former CEO of Newton Investments and LGIM and the founder of The 30% Club' suggests it's the latter. 

 As an 'Anti-Lean In', 'Brexit Supporting, 'Gender Equality Pushing' CEO with nine children, who has made fear her friend; I had to find out more... This week's podcast is about how a post-baby failure to be promoted led to one women embracing courage, leading with conviction and paving the way for those who will come after her.

 If you think babies complicate careers, it's a MUST listen...

 #careerbreak #womenwholead #confidence

On Women Who Failed To Let Their Failures Define Them

When I think of Arianna Huffington, the very last thing I think of is failure. You?

In her twenties Arianna wrote a book that was savaged by the art community and wrote another one that was rejected by publishers 36 times and almost bankrupted her in the process.

In her thirties she endured a failed relationship which led her to move continents.

In her forties her marriage broke down.

In her fifties she ran for Governor of California and lost to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In her sixties …well …we’ve all read Thrive.

What is truly remarkable about this woman is that she refused to let those failures define her, but instead used them as fuel.

I was deathly afraid of failing and in truth I still am, but leaning into has taught me that no fear I have or failure I will experience is new, so I’m going into discovery mode…want to join?

On the Becoming The Influential Me Podcast this week, we’re launching a 5 Part Series On Women Who Failed To Let Their Failures Define Them. I’ll be exploring how they failed and how they made it work for them.

In this week’s episode I’ll be spilling the tea on Arianna Huffington’s secret sauce.

PS. It’s worth the listen if only to hear me refer to her as Arianna Grande…more than once.
#leaningintofailure #learningfromleaders #bookclub

Have you ever started reading a book as one person and finished it as another? 

Well this is how I felt about Edith Eger's book 'The Choice'. This is the story of a woman who survived Auschwitz and spent the next 70+ years rediscovering herself and (most importantly) her power as a woman, mother and careerperson. When I think about the challenges 2020 has brought us, I honestly feel like this book was/is the antidote. 

If you are going through something or have been through something challenging and need to find your way (that covers just about every living being in 2020) Have a listen to my podcast where I review it and discuss why I was so deeply moved by it...then order it!!!

#mentalhealth #inspiration #workingwomen

 "We cannot become what we cannot see" 

And for the first time we see a black/asian daughter of immigrants ascending to the second highest office, in the most powerful country in the world. My mind is blown and my heart is full! 
Kamala Harris has opened doors, that can now never be shut and as we celebrate, I'm taking notes. 
Of course I have been watching her 'Becoming' and taking notes and of course I've dedicated my second podcast episode to this very moment. 

This week's episode of Becoming the InfluentialMe is about the 6 Lessons We Can all Learn from Kamala Harris.

Today is the very first podcast and what better way to kick things of than to share my journey with TheInfluentialMe and marry that with the biggest question I receive from other women - "How can I become confident enough to step into the best version of me?"