Your playing small does not serve the world. Play BIG this Women's History Month.

March is Women's History Month. I am excited to celebrate the ways in which women all over the world are flexing their leadership muscles and making BIG moves in our global workplace.

Let us embrace our power and influence. Let us support one another to be ambitious and not apologize for it. Be brave and take courage in bold and necessary acts. Let us raise each other up and reject tearing each other down. Let us banish the impostor syndrome, fear, and victim mentality. Long live high confidence and self esteem.

Go for that new title. Take the next step on your promotion. Speak up to the bully. Advocate for someone else. Stand up for issues that matter.

I am a big fan of this famous quote by Marianne Williamson. I agree with her that to play small definitely does not serve the world.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world.”

Let's play BIG this month and every month. Find your own ways to celebrate yourself and the wonderful women around you. Who are you admiring? Tell them!

I am grateful to my mentors upon whose shoulders I stand. Wisdom from Olympia Dukakis, Dr. Maddy Gerrish, Ruth Low, Vickie Sokol Evans, and Lucy Brazier. Generosity from Laura Schreiner, Jen Wilner, Alicia Nicole Waters, Shannon Switzer, Kathryn Eaker, Rayna Cooney, Adrienne Rogove, Gail Hoofnagle, Toby Mack. So happy to have learned from the examples of Sheryl Sandberg, Dr. Laura Crawshaw, Aretha Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Madeline Albright, and Amy Cuddy. And so many more. None of us gets there alone. Who are you grateful for? Who makes a difference in your life?

Let us use Women's History Month to make some history of your own. Why not?