We live our lives almost in an “automatic” manner. We tend to live in a routine because we already have an expected outcome. Routine is safe, it provides a safe ground but its sometimes comfortable, too familiar. We may be afraid to reach out to people in fear that our expectations will remain unmet. Being nervous to pursue our dreams and goals because we may be dreaming “too big,” may be what is cutting us back from reaching them.
In this world, pre-determined biases towards women are currently present. Biased opinions of why a women cannot be leaders, or that they lack leadership skills.
Have you heard comments such as these?
“She’s pushy, she is probably in her period”
“Women bosses are abrasive, confrontational and emotional”
But are we?
I strongly believe that success is the byproduct of consistent work and dedication, it comes after a history of struggles and sacrifices.
Although women do not start with a leveled playing field in terms of opportunities to excel and succeed, it does not mean we do not start.
We make excuses in our minds and hide behind them, forgetting that we are the only ones who can control our futures. We forget that we can shape what happens to us, that we can pave our own way, that we can determine the course of our own lives—us and fate. And yet, we hold back, so why don’t we start?
Do you feel scared right now? So what if everything could go wrong. You have to try regardless, or else you’ll never know if what you want could happen. If what you believe in can become a reality rather than remain a dream. Let fear sink in for just a moment, and then feel how the promise of tomorrow, the possibility starts creeping in. Where you feel fear, it is where you grow. Stepping forward, confidently, that is the where life really beings, it the beginning.
Pursue the things you want, what you believe in, what you stand for, what makes you feel unapologetically you. Believe in yourself, in the possibility, in the strength of your heart, soul, and mind.
#GirlBoss 