The Girl Effect Video & A Wiser Girl

I remember a time at our dining room table. My dad was talking with his friends about politics. The women were quiet. My sisters and I were quiet. One of the women spoke up and offered a different perspective. At 14 I knew an intelligent comment when I heard one and expected that she would get an intelligent reply. Instead, the men chuckled in a patronizing way, her husband patted her hand, and they continued the conversation as though she wasn't even in the room.

My jaw clenched. My shoulders tightened. I determined that would never happen to me! At that moment I decided to learn how to speak out the way that men speak out so that I would be considered an equal. (little did I know!) So I watched them furrow their brows, gesture strongly, lower their voices, look solemn and wise. I practiced in the mirror. Signed up for debate class at school. Joined the "legislation" club and made sure I made good arguements.

While it wasn't as much fun as more girly things it did accomplish what i wanted - I got respect.

After rolling that routine out for years and years the tension in my shoulders, head, and jaw were unbearable. I still wasn't having as much fun as I wanted, either. Plus, my confidence wobbled, my fears got the best of me, and I was sure i would be "found out" any day.

So, I gave the routine up, decided that my deep lucious, feminine was really wise and beautiful and...my friend! I empowered myself as a woman. As I gave her a voice, moved her in my body, i discovered that she is powerful - soft power. I don't feel drained at the end of the day anymore. Joy fills my being and my life, fountaining out into everything that i do.

Much better! Thank goodness. And, then I realized - what about if I received the kind of encouragement when I was a girl? The possibilities are endless if  loved my feminine, respected, honored, celebrated, welcomed, expressed and used my feminine wisdom when i was a girl. How might my life have been different? Take a look at The Girl Effect video.Imagine the possibilities! Join me in loving the girl in you.

You may want to also drop in on our upcoming teleclass What To Do When Your Confidence Wobbles, next Wednesday at noon PST. Fay Freed and I will share our best, most useful tips for re-finding our confidence when it has flown out the door. Register today to receive the call-in number.

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