Self-worth = time + attention + choices

How are you using your one precious life, and the every gift of 24-hours, to make a dent in the universe in your own unique way?

Your?time, your?attention and your?choices are all connected to how you value yourself. Self-worth is at the core of what women can do for women's empowerment beyond systemic change,?that is still very, very necessary (take the gender pay gap as an example). ?

With International Women's Day on 8 March, this week, here is some food for thought when it comes to your?time, attention and choices.?These are just as?valid for men but women, in particular, are often pulled in so many more directions that it is easy to lose focus:

• Saying no to something means you are making space to say?yes to something else?that will add more value to you, ?your own business, your job or organisation
• Saying no can gain you respect because it shows you value your time and therefore you value yourself
• You should not be sorry for saying no in favour of saying yes to something more meaningful to you and/or the business
• Always come from a place of personal power and choice rather than people pleasing
• It's okay to live an abundant life, you don't have to be sorry for creating a life that works
• What decisions do you need to make to focus your attention on becoming more, and having more? This does not always mean in a materialistic way, it could be experiences, relationships, etc.
• If you raise your impact and influence you can make a bigger difference in the world?

Choice freedom starts with you?- now!

In a world where most women still believe they?have limited choice freedom, this list above provides a good?place to start empowering yourself.?

Watch this short video clip of an interview with one of my international female role models, Shelmina Babai Abji ,?author of the best-selling book?Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work?(McGraw Hill, 2022),?which I endorsed for her.

• Learn from Shelmina as?she?speaks about how to say no so that people respect you. It's really worth watching.?
• You can also listen to a full podcast interview I did with her?here.

Let me help you and your team raise your self-worth

I help?audiences?connect?their time, their attention and their choices in order to raise?their impact and influence at work and home.?Let me help you and your team raise your?self-worth. Drop an email to me at?[email protected]

Happy International Women's Day 2024! Invest in women, accelerate progress.