March is Women’s History Month and today is International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality.
This year the theme is #ChooseToChallenge. A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day.
We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.
From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.
1. Tell Yourself You Are Enough
Challenges, goals, obstacles are just that. You couldn’t possibly be prepared for them. Otherwise, there would be no growth. What you can do, however, is through every challenge, goal, or obstacle you come across, tell yourself… You Are Enough! Point. Blank. Period.
2. Uplift Every Woman Around You
At this point in 2018, we’re past the days of this being a competition, right? I think so! We’re all in this together and great things happen when women empower other women. Let’s play to each other’s strengths and learn from each other’s weaknesses. Tell your girlfriends you’re proud of them even if you feel like they may be better off than you currently are. Tell your female coworker or woman closest to you at work what attributes you admire most about them! Let’s continue to uplift one another.
3. Stop All The Comparisons
Comparison is the root of self destruction! It’s so easy to look on social media and see thousands of women seemingly doing so much more than you, BUT you are exactly where you need to be. The only woman you should compare yourself to is the woman you were yesterday.
4. Love Your Body The Way It Is.
I’m too fat, I’m too skinny, maybe if I had a little more of that and less of this I’d be more attractive. STOP! I, too, struggle with this but I’m here to say that while having the desire and motivation to change your body is a wonderful thing, so is CONFIDENCE. Be sure to look in at least 1 mirror daily and tell yourself no matter what your body goals are, that today you are content with the skin you’re in.
5. Own Every Single Compliment Given To You. You Deserve it!
It’s a bad habit for us women to receive a compliment and then suddenly begin dissecting ourselves. For example, your friend gives you a compliment on how pretty you look today and you respond back by saying how much your hair didn’t turn out the way you wanted, etc. We all do it! But manifesting positive energy means that when we receive a compliment, we own that compliment! So next time someone admires something about you, don’t draw on what’s wrong but simply say thank you and reciprocate the positive energy.
6. Know Your Worth
This may seem cliché, however it couldn’t be anymore true. Thinking about asking for a promotion at work? ASK FOR IT! Have an idea to contribute at the team meeting? SAY IT! This goes for relationships, friendships, business, anything! Know your worth… then add tax.
7. Look In The Mirror And Name Everything You Love About Yourself.
We all look into a mirror at some point every single day. Next time you catch your reflection, name something you love about what you see. It can be something about your face, your outfit, or even your mind. Just remember as women, we are body-shamed and critiqued by outside sources enough – so be kind to yourself.
8. Write down the things you’re proud of yourself for and what you can improve.
As women, we’re always telling others how we feel about them but seldom do we tell ourselves how we feel about ourselves. Self-preservation and appreciation is a very real thing. Every so often, be sure to jot down something you did to make yourself proud. On the contrary, write down situations or areas that need improvement. Writing things down means you can always come back to review your notes when you need a little pick me up
9. Make self-care a priority
Caring for yourself should be a priority- How can you love others if your cup is empty? When you care for yourself, your emotional, mental, physical and spiritual health you are making the world a better place. We need more happy people in this world.
10. Go Conquer the World.
As a woman, not only are you enough, but you’ve been given every single tool you need to succeed. Put yourself first and don’t forget every day to remind yourself just how valuable you are. As women, don’t just wish and want, but DEMAND!
*Drops Mic*
Happy International Women’s Day!
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