I used to feel that my voice didn't matter. I grew up as the youngest child and only girl in a family of two brothers, and a very strong lineage of male leaders going back to the earliest days of the United States. While there is a lot to be proud of in my family history, there is something very obvious that is missing. The voices of women.
Read MoreI am writing a book! It's finally happening. This is something I have wanted to do for a long while, but never really felt that I could go all the way with it. I had ideas about what I wanted to write about, and even started writing a book on several occasions (some of you have been there, right?) — but I never had the stamina, focus and conviction it takes to make it to the finish line.
Read MoreI struggled for many years to come forward as a feminine leader. Some of the struggle I understood—What will people think of me? Can I hold the space? Am I ready for this?—and other parts I did not. I kept spinning and spinning in circles, erasing what I knew and all that I had accomplished already in my life. I did not even notice that I was doing this until a very dear friend…
Read MoreI believe the world is ready for feminine leadership and that women leaders are the solution to the world’s ills. I also believe that when women and men share in leadership, we create the possibility of an energetic balance between the feminine and the masculine, which I believe will ultimately create the circumstances for global peace.
Read MoreWhile these figures are all quite ghastly, I am starting to wonder if leadership for women really means rising to the top? Or is "rising to the top" an aspiration that is more fitting for a masculine paradigm, and not the best approach for feminine leadership?
Fourth wave feminism is not about "fighting for our rights." It is about coming into ourselves as leaders so that we never have to "fight" for anything.
Read MoreWhat happens when a woman doesn’t use her voice to express herself fully? I have been thinking a lot about this question lately, and have been struggling with using my own voice in a way that feels aligned with the bigger picture that I feel inside of me.
Read Moret’s no secret that women have had to play a certain game to make it in the business world, i.e. be the bitchy boss, dress down their femininity, or abide by the rules of a hierarchal structure. Today, however, women are running their own businesses in increasing numbers and are making their own rules. According to the Center for Women's Business Research, women-owned businesses comprise 40 percent of all privately-held companies in the U.S. and women entrepreneurs are among the fastest growing groups of business owners.
Read MoreTracey Trottenberg is a powerful feminine leader helping other women step up and step into themselves as powerful feminine leaders! She is an international speaker, leadership & communications strategist and trainer, and founder of Amazing Women International. She says says being a feminine leader is not about being perfect, it's about being authentic.
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