A True Hero: Razia Jan
By now you must know that what I am most passionate about is Women Changing the World, right? You can’t be on this site very long and not get that clue. I am priviledged to know many amazing, incredibly intelligent, and personally powerful women through the many networks, organizations and friendships that I hold dear. There is a profound beauty and limitlessness in the women I know – the amazing women who are changing the world. Here is the story of one that I have not (yet) had the pleasure of meeting, but who has inspired me to reach further and expand again into greater...
Read MoreWant World Peace? Educate Our Girls.
There are children starving all over the world. The largest and hungriest group starving are girls. Many of them are not starving because their families can’t feed them, or because of lack of food. Many will spend their whole lives in this weak and hopeless condition of constant hunger; making them dependent on others for their very survival. They are starving, even when they are eating. What they are hungry for is knowledge. Education. A chance to learn. To read, to write, to think beyond the walls of the barriers others have placed before them. There is freedom in education....
Read MoreThe Wrong Message: Competition
I was flipping through the television channels last night and working through my disappointment at the lack of quality programming to choose from when something started to really stand out to me bigger than it has before: the Competition Stereotype of women on television is alive and raging! Four Weddings; a new show where four brides tear at each other’s happiness and special day through competing for the “best” wedding! (I thought weddings were about vows and commitment and love?) Toddlers in Tiara’s; beautiful young girls and their horrifying mother’s...
Read MoreDreams to Reality: Where to Start
I have never met a person who didn’t have a dream. Everyone wants something, right? What is your dream? How much do you want it? Do you want it enough to actually do what it takes to get it? What exactly does it take to get it? Where do you start? Not all dreams have to be monumental. Reaching our little dreams can produce a great deal of satisfaction and can really add up to one incredible journey. Consistently achieving my little dreams is actually a strategy of mine for reaching larger ones. Here’s how it looks: Big dream: I want to be a catalyst for change that results in the...
Read MoreMeet Lilia; Compassionate, Action Leader!
We need more strong, compassionate, intelligent and action-oriented women in leadership. Anyone who has met me for longer than five minutes knows that this is my passion. I spend the majority of my professional life in the circles of women who are changing the world, so, it is no surprise that I am often introduced through mutual connections to amazing women who aspire to bigger leadership roles. Today was a particularly special meeting for me because the person I got to spend the morning with isn’t only aspiring to be a great leader, she already is one and she is reaching out for...
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