Yesterday, I had the honor of sharing insights with these phenomenal women at the TAKE THE LEAD forum geared towards advancing women faster in leadership and power position put together by Amber Nelson.
Looking at the data, women have been stuck at eighteen percent of top leadership positions for about twenty years which ultimately has to do with our own relationship with power because we have in mind, an old paradigm of power. If we as women can individually shift how we think about power from that OBSOLETE notion to a more broadened and innovative idea, it will make life better for our selves, our families, and ultimately our Nation.
”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” -Marianne Williamson-
Special thanks to Professor Ariane David
President Veritas Group.