We, women, have talents we don't even know of. Heck, I've talked to stay at home Moms who claim to not have any talents. Ex-squeeze me? I've babysat. I consider simply keeping a 3 year old alive a talent.
So what would Liz Pabon, author of The MavHERick Mind, pick as our top unmined talent?
"There are so many it’s difficult to choose just one. In business, and life, women are naturally good leaders yet so few know this and don’t reap from the confidence that comes by standing fully in your power as a persuasive, influential woman.
It takes great leadership (and negotiation skills) to run a household. It takes great leadership to influence your community to stand behind you when you campaign for that food drive and it takes great leadership to grow a business with a loyal following.
The thing is, most women already possess the leadership gene but aren’t leveraging it fully to help them in business. Much of this is due to a lack of belief. Sadly, we aren’t raised with messages telling us we’re great leaders. As young girls (particularly boomer aged women) we’re taught to look for a good man, be happy with a “nice paying” job and when our prince charming arrives expect to then (and only then) have a fabulous home to live in.
Very few women were raised being told they could have their cake and it eat too. Yet, we were gifted with the DNA to lead others. Women are incredibly passionate. When you look back in history some of the great leaders of our time moved people to take risks, change the course of their future all because of the passion and perseverance of one person. Women possess the ability to inspire and influence people to their cores but because of old, dated (and untrue) scripts, don’t’ recognize and aren’t leveraging this gift fully to benefit them in business.
I’m so passionate about this myself that I’m leading a cause to unite with two organizations that support the empowerment of women – the eWomen Network and Women for Hire foundations. With every purchase of my book, “The MavHERick™ Mind,” during the month of March I will donate 100% of the net proceeds to both organizations. When we unite to support one another, we not only empower others but we discover our own power in the process…that’s when the magic of her power happens. I recently read a quote by Vera Wang that struck a cord with me, “If you can give back as a woman to other women, that’s one of the greatest things you can do.”"
Is there any wonder that I love this author? Liz quotes Vera Wang, La Vera. Not to mention, she relates marketing principals to chocolate (her post on M&M's).