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30 04, 2009

What your heroes say about you

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T01:48:34+00:00April 30, 2009|aspire, F- Scott Fitzgerald, Gloria Steinem, grandmothers, heroes, motivation, Personality, qualities|Comments Off on What your heroes say about you

Many of us may not take the time to stop and think about what and why we admire our heroes. However, it is important because the qualities we admire in them are often qualities that we aspire to. When you identify your heroes, you also identify common characteristics they uphold. It’s likely that these characteristics are the reasons you admire them. Think about it; test it out. You’ll discover that it’s true. You share a common value system with your heroes, or they wouldn’t make your list. Remember, heroes don’t need to be famous. There are countless everyday heroes that come into our lives—friends, relatives, teachers, coaches—even co-workers and bosses. In a sense, the characteristics you admire in these folks are a take away—a bonus. Now, apply what you learn from these individuals to your own life and career. You won’t stop being yourself. Instead, [...]

Don’t Forget to Dream

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T02:14:31+00:00October 14, 2008|business, dreams, entrepreneurs, Gloria Steinem, Real You Incorporated, Rouda, speaker, women, women in business|Comments Off on Don’t Forget to Dream

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. Begin by asking yourself this question: If you could be anyone else for a day, who would it be? What is your dream? Start defining it. What are you passionate about? What business activities feel most like fun and least like work? Of course, this requires some soul-searching. Take it to the next level. Write down the names of three people you admire. It doesn’t matter if they are family members, friends or business acquaintances. Then, determine what characteristics you admire in each of them. The attributes you list should be closely aligned with the heart of your passions! When you define your passions and dreams, you begin the planning process, and that in turn opens the door to exciting possibilities. This tip, from Gloria [...]

It’s true, you know

By Kaira Rouda|2023-02-07T13:42:33+00:00May 16, 2007|Gloria Steinem, real, rule, women|Comments Off on It’s true, you know

Gloria Steinem's recent sold-out visit to Comfortable Columbus (Ohio) is just one of the many signs that the collective power of women is becoming more apparent and verbalized. We're beginning to see the new wave of feminism - and it's not feminism as an "F" word. Nope, those pioneers - led by Steinem in the second wave just as Susan B. Anthony and the suffragettes led the first wave - had to be more combative. They were fighting for basic freedoms and rights for women. Today, we all have the power to assume the place in the world of our own making. And if we all stick together, it will be powerful. And balanced. And, well, fun and real. Women entrepreneurs are starting businesses of all kinds at an amazing rate. Women make or direct 91 percent of all home buying decisions, 79 percent of [...]