Sheroes: 10 Things You Should Do To Achieve Your Dreams

What are the top ten pieces of advice you would give to women so they can achieve their dreams

Remain Sharply Focused

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The advice I would share with women ready to achieve their dreams, is to remain sharply focused, and to run your own race. It’s often so easy to be distracted and feel in competition with what we see others are doing. Don’t. The only path you should walk is your own.

-Dorothy Toran, Executive Producer of the New Jersey Housewives, Lupus Foundation and Entrepreneur

Always Encourage People

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Always encourage people to ask for what they want, it’s most helpful to a team for people to be doing what they are most interested in and most naturally drawn to. Be as empathetic as possible, you never know what other people may be going through. Lean into your intuition, as women, it is our most powerful tool.

-Samantha Lim of Hipdot

Lead With Purpose

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Surround yourself with others who can mentor and teach you specific examples on how to lead with purpose. Don’t be afraid to help others and share what you’ve learned through the years. Spread the knowledge. Stand on the shoulders of leaders you admire and allow others to stand on yours. Together, lets “Lift Each Other Up, Two Hands At A Time!” It’s also important to take a moment to reflect. In order to thrive, you need to take time to reflect on who you are and how you got to where you are.

-Lisa Ascolese

Have the Confidence to Pursue Your Dreams

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Make sure that you not only have a seat at the table, but that your perspective is heard. That is crucial because female leaders often fall into the trap of letting their male colleagues dominate the conversation, especially if they’re outnumbered by men, which is typically the case in corporate settings.

Also, always have the confidence to pursue your dreams!

-Crystal Williams of FLEETCOR CHRO

Simply Be Yourself

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One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over the years is simply to be myself. As a leader, when you can be yourself you subtly give permission to the rest of your team to also be themselves, and that’s really what you want. When team members feel comfortable they are more open and honest. It breeds trust and collaboration and — ultimately — results in getting the best from every individual.

-Pat Renzi of Life Technology Solutions, Milliman

Don't Give Up

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I would say, don’t give up. Obviously follow your dreams, you can say, as long as your pockets are deep. You’ve got to figure out how you are going to get this business to be sustainable on its own, because you’re going to have a limit, I don’t care who you are, I don’t care if you are Jackie Onassis, you’re going to have a certain amount where you’re going to stop putting money in. Or you’re going to need an investor to get to the next level. Just know that and have a plan, a 1 year plan, a 3 year plan, a 5 year plan, a 10 year plan, and stick to that plan. Always have a different plan and a marketing plan and a branding plan. There’s a lot of things you really have to and stick to it. Define your brand effectively and live by that mission because if you kind of jump all over the place, then you’ll never make sense to anyone in your industry.

-D’Andra Simmons - Real Housewives of Dallas and Ultimate Living

Keep Going

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KEEP GOING. Each time you hear the word “no” — continue to respond with “YES. Don’t be afraid to push boundaries!

And stay positive!

-Jessica Fisher, FlyJets

Live for Today

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Life is not a dress rehearsal, live for today. When I lost my first husband, I was able to get back into the world. I was interviewed by La Femme Magazine and they wanted to know how was I able to survive and I said, when I DID, not when I wish I had. I always did and I still do. I don’t wait for things, I don’t procrastinate. You need to live for today and put everything in because tomorrow’s not promised.

- Renee Greenstein, QVC Designer

Never Dim Your Light For Someone Else

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Never dim your light for someone else. We ARE ALL meant to shine. Never dim yourself for someone’s ego. Set healthy boundaries for yourself personally and professionally.

-Jaclynn Brennan, FYLI

Embrace Your Strengths

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Women, in particular, are prone to spending more time focusing on our weaknesses, but that doesn't help you get further in your career. Embracing your strengths and turning them into super powers does.

-Annie Pearl of Glassdoor

Grow Through What You Go Through

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Grow Through What You Go Through. There is a lesson in every single failure and every single success. As leaders, we sometimes think we need to always have the answers or always do things perfectly in order to keep the respect of the team. I take an opposite approach and share my own misses with my team to help create a culture of learning from mistakes.

-Jessica Yarmey of Club Pilates