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The life lesson: you have to stop doing too much and regularly recharge your batteries, or you’ll burn out! The successful woman: Oprah Winfrey, who balances achievement with periods of rest…and knows the importance of figuring out her true intentions. “If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies,” says Oprah. “And if you run full speed [...] The life lesson: knowing how to make mistakes and move on will make you healthier, happier, and more successful (no more feelings of guilt and shame!). The successful woman: Brenda Ueland — a prolific writer, strong woman in history, and all-round self-confident dame. We women are “too ready not to stand by what we have said or done,” says Ueland. [...] These six life lessons from Maria Shriver revolve around her book, Just Who Will You Be? – which she described on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Here are the highlights of Shriver’s book, plus advice on letting go of the roles you play (getting unstuck and finding your self-identity!). Maria Shriver’s mom, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded the Special Olympics, [...] The life lesson: what it means to be a successful woman can be narrowed down…but not defined? The successful woman: Eleanor Roosevelt. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” said Roosevelt – and that right there is a key definition of a successful woman! In this case, there’s no “one size fits all.” Here [...] The life lesson: keeping your self-identity means owning your unique point of view! The successful woman: Sarah Ban Breathnach. “One of the most important milestones we’ll hit along the way is the moment when we finally own our own unique point of view and realize how priceless it is,” writes Ban Breathnach in Simple Abundance: A Daybook of [...] The life lesson: some women hide from happiness by staying in bad relationships, binge eating Ding Dongs and Fritos, or ignoring their gut instincts. The successful woman who drives this life lesson (and many others) home: Dr Laura Schlessinger. I haven’t listened to Dr Laura in ages, but I did flip through her Stop Whining, Start [...] The life lesson: you don’t have to be serious or grim to get more done and pursue your dreams! The successful woman: witty feminist Estelle Ramey, who was a Georgetown University endocrinologist and women’s libber (1917-2006). “Men were designed for short, nasty, brutal lives,” said Ramey. “Women are designed for long, miserable ones.” She was kidding, of course…wasn’t [...] The life lesson: to succeed at anything, you need to know how to motivate yourself! The successful woman in history: Amelia Earhart. The unexpected twist: even when you’re pursuing your dreams and goals, you still need to find ways to motivate yourself to keep going! First, a word from our sponsor: “When they fail, their failure must be [...] The life lesson: your chances of success increase exponentially when you do what comes naturally! The successful woman: America’s beloved Rachael Ray. “To me, success has always been being able to come home and make myself dinner, to know the bills are paid, that my family’s OK today, to have my dog and to eat good food,” says [...] The life lesson: Listen up to find your direction in life. Focus on the whispers only you can hear – because the Universe is opening and closing doors and showing you the right way to go. The successful woman who teaches us this life lesson? Frida Kahlo, of course! “…I paint because I need to,” said Kahlo, a [...] The life lesson: the better care you take of your breast health, the better equipped you’ll be to face breast cancer. The successful woman: Renée Zellweger. “[Every woman] should put breast exams on a list of things you deserve to do,” says the Academy award-winning actress Zellweger. “You deserve to have a mammogram every year after a certain stage of life.” Here’s [...] The “See Jane Soar” life lesson: you have to leave your comfort zone to earn money if you want to pursue your passions! The successful woman: Amelia Earhart. She was an American aviatrix – female pilot – who took risks and forced herself to do things she didn’t want to do, just to earn money to pursue [...] |
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