WIP #7: Believe

She believed she could so she did.

I became familiar with this saying some time back and now hold this phrase as a guiding principle for my life.  It is my screen saver, my wallpaper, my positive energy in tough times and now my personal mantra.  I believe in empowering women to reach their highest potential and have made this my personal mission to pass this message of optimism forward to others. 

In the past few months; I …

·         Believed I could be the youngest member of my company’s leadership team; and I did.

·         Believed I could be one of the ONLY 10% of women on the leadership team; and I did.

·         Believed I could start a family while balancing a very challenging career as a leader of a hospitality technology business; and I did.

·         Believed I could start a small business to give back to children’s charities; and I did.

·         Believed I could start a blog devoted to inspiring working mothers to keep balance and achieve amazing things at home and at work; and I did.

·         Believed I could personally mentor women in my company to reach their career goals; and I am!

As a women leader in a male dominated technology industry serving the male dominated hospitality industry, I feel a special calling to facilitate mentoring other women to reach their highest potential.  It is my esteemed pleasure to be personally mentoring five women in my company and giving them a safe environment to grow and develop their skills.  The fact that I am most proud of is that each of these women took the initiative to seek me out and ask me to mentor them in a variety of ways.  While humbly, I believe that speaks to the value they see in my personal mission; it also speaks volumes to the amazing women that surround me that I have the great opportunity to influence. 

Through blogging and the help of a (woman) writing coach assisting me in crafting the concept for a book, I am hopeful to grow this passion into a motivational message for even more women.  I love the challenge put before me to be a real life Wonder Woman at home and in the boardroom.  My goal is to prove that it is indeed possible to achieve balance and have a growing family as well as a rewarding career.  By documenting my journey, my hope is to inspire other young women starting families to understand that it is truly possible to “do it all” and empower them to stay the course and succeed in all areas.

To get more women in the boardroom, we cannot let them quit the course before they get there.

My passion is this mission.