A few years back, when I was depressed and looking for any kind of help, I found a sheet of paper in my filing cabinet. I have no memory of where I got it and do not know the author, but I liked it when I read it and still do. For all us women out there, think of these 20 items when you are looking for security, confidence and the I Can Do Anything attitude. Post them on your wall, keep in your DayTimer or put somewhere else where you can look back at them if you need to. The piece of paper I found was titled Twenty Characteristics of Successful Women. Enjoy!
1. Have a high degree of integrity
2. Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills
3. Honor own emotions
4. Are creative
5. Take charge of own life
6. Are caring and sensitive to others’ needs
7. Give praise and recognition to self
8. Give praise and recognition to others
9. Solicit support for self
10. Delegate work effectively
11. Keep a positive outlook
12. Are open to change
13. Good at problem solving
14. Are flexible
15. Approach tasks/situations prepared—do your research
16. Communicate benefits, not limitations
17. Look at the big picture—global thinking
18. Understand timing
19. Are intuitive
20. Network, network, network!
.....Robyn Wheeler is the author of Born Mad, an in-depth view of her struggle with chronic anger, frustration and thoughts of suicide and her eventual diagnosis of Dysthymia.
Born Mad, a book by Robyn Wheeler, is a true story about living for 40 years with an undiagnosed form of depression known as Dysthymic Disorder. Symptoms of dysthyia include chronic anger, frustration, anxiety, poor concentration, making a mountain out of a mole hill and low self-esteem. Dysthymia is rarely-talked about yet affects a greater percentage of the population than bipolar and schizophrenia combined.
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