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Do you consider yourself to be a leader?
If so, why? If not, how come?
Many women do not see themselves as leaders – but that has more to do with their definition of it, than with their capabilities. The way we view concepts like leadership, strength, power etc are profoundly shaped by +5000 years of patriarchy.
While we’ll never know what our world would look like, had we lived in a matriarchal or gender-balanced system: I invite you to question and redefine certain ‘man-made’ concepts and labels.
I’ll admit, for the longest time I didn’t consider myself ‘fit to be a leader’. Not when I was head of the Marketing Department at my old firm, not when I started my first business or my second business…. but it all changed when I became a mother:
- When I had my first son, I reflected on what kind of person I wanted to be and what kind of world I wanted to help create for him.
- When I had my second son, shortly after, I thought about what kind of leader I needed to be, in order to successfully take care of my children and my business.
- When the sonogram showed that our third baby was going to be another boy, I reflected on what kind of woman I wanted to be, what kind of female role model I wanted my boys to grow up with.
We Need More Female Leaders
You see all of these reflections are interconnected.
It’s not enough to be a great individual but not a leader, because you’ll have great ideas for how to make the world a better place, but possibly not what it takes to implement that.
It’s not enough to be a leader but not a good and honorable individual, because you will lead yourself and others astray.
And as a woman, I believe it’s not enough to strive to be just any kind of leader, but instead to embrace our key traits and superpowers to help FEMENINE LEADERSHIP TO RISE.
Of course it’s important to see more women in politics and corporate executive positions. BUT in reality, you can be a leader and make an impact in any setting and scale you choose. And you should!
In this episode, I share
* my personal definition of leadership (and why we should redefine old concepts!)
* why it is so important for women to step into leadership
* how you can embrace your inner leader
* 3 things that are holding you back from being a leader
PS: Stay tuned for next week, as I’ll introduce some unique, female leadership archetypes with you in order to better understand and define your personal leadership style!
Further Resources
In this episode I mentioned:
- Episode 33: Weight Gain, People Pleasing and Other Expat Woman Phenomena
- Episode 32: Find More Flow by Tapping Into Your Feminine Energy
