Podcast: Play in new window
A woman said to me the other day, “I’m not interested in being powerful.”
The statement made me curious about what having power meant to her. It made me protective of my own power.
Shonda Rhimes, a powerful woman if there ever was one, was once quoted as saying:
“I’ve seen plenty of powerful women squander a chance at power simply because they waited for someone else to give them permission to have power. There is no permission slip — you just have to BE powerful.”
You just have to BE powerful. And you get to define what “powerful” looks like!
Let’s go Girls. This is not the time time to back away from the notion of being powerful.
You get to define your power and use it in a way to do good in the world. The natural consequence of taking the role of CEO in your life and business?
Prosperity.
