I
know when people look at you and I, they think, she is so confident! She is so
strong!
Yet
deep inside we don’t always feel that way. We
are sort of taking it all in our stride. Pulling ourselves together, putting on
some lipstick, jumping into some block high heels, sucking in our tummy (with
the assistance of spanks of course) and showing up – at the podium or at the
table, courageously.
“Leave
safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and
speak your mind--even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone
may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple
giants.” --Maggie Kuhn
Kuhn
in German means bold or audacious.
*Maggie
Kuhn (August
3, 1905 – April 22, 1995) was an American activist known for founding the Gray Panthers movement,
after she was forced to retire from her job at the then-mandatory
retirement age of
65. The Gray Panthers became known for advocating nursing home reform and
fighting ageism, claiming that
"old people and women constitute America's biggest untapped and
undervalued human energy source." *See source below
“Leave
safety behind
Why
are we not living authentic lives? Because we want to be safe. We want to stay
in the harbor where there are no storms and strong winds. WE are business
experts who will boldly rebrand and reposition our businesses and products, but
tremble at the thought of redefining, rebranding, repositioning ourselves. If
in our second act we are going to show up authentically, express our trust
selves, work and live in alignment to our goals and dreams, honor and
respect our deepest values and ideals, then we must leave the harbor and
courage it imperfectly.
Put
your body on the line
I
don’t take this to be just the physical body, but the physical definitions of
you. Your degrees, your job title, the castle you have built, your reputation,
your associations, your perks, your comfort zone. Yes, how they have always
described you as “careful and together “you must now risk being described as
“it’s just so unlike her”, and accept that as your highest compliment!
In
progressive woman we have this mantra; “start where you are, and keep
progressing imperfectly!”
Progressive
Q: Which part of your
“body” are you most afraid to put on the line? Share here.
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