Say YES To Your Brilliance. (Yes Ladies I'm Talking To YOU!)

9/30/2014 business , creative , ideas , innovation , motivation , Small business , women in business 0 Comments

All to often I am around a gaggle of friends or in a group amongst women and hear an amazing amount of creativity.  They are batting around ideas, knowledge and expertise in a multitude of areas and they do it without breaking a sweat.  I listen and think that idea / topic / skill would be the start of a great business.

Something strange happens though, when you suggest they pursue this idea further.  It's like watching a balloon deflate; like the world has just come in on itself.

1. I'm not good enough at ______________ to be able to sell
2. I wouldn't know how to get started
3. I really don't have time
4. I have no clue what I'm doing
5. What I know people don't need
6. No, no this is just my hobby
7. I have to put my family first so can't
8. I'm not organized enough to try
9. I've never been good at following through so it would likely flop
10. I'm so scared at the very thought I would rather bungee jump from a low hanging bridge

I was able to rhyme these off without batting an eyelash and that's because sadly I hear it all too often.  I feel strongly that for many women who work from the home, and care for children and family, don't see their potential to take a piece of the pie in the business world.

What I would love to see is more YES.

• YES.  My idea has value and can make a difference
• YES.  I can make the time to build something that is just for me, even if it's during my children's nap time and I don't get the laundry done
• YES.  I can make a future for myself that involves me being financially independent
• YES.  I can learn how to get things started, because I'm all kinds of brilliant
• YES.  I have ENOUGH skills to make my idea a success.

 Ladies of the world:  Say YES! To your ideas, your dreams, YOUR SUCCESS, and to YOU!

Randy May DevOps Specialist | Agile Architect | Sr. Software Engineer Blaazin Software Consulting Inc. Since beginning his career in 1999, Randy has become a seasoned and accomplished professional in all areas of Software Development. He honed his development skills at several development organizations, and has embraced a focus on software quality and the speed of development. He has implemented processes and technologies at many software companies to reduce time-to-market, and improve overall quality. Email: randy.may@blaazinsoftware.com Website: www.blaazinsoftware.com