The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Women

1. Authentic Emotional Correctness. We have more in common than differences. Differences are important, but they are not the sum total of what defines us. 
• Aristotle said persuasion is dependent on the character of the person doing the persuading. You have to be likable. Projecting kindness and warmth. People like feeling liked. The more successful a women is, the less likable they are. Dial up emotional correctness even more. Begin with warmth, facilitate trust and absorption of ideas. Human beings first. Disagree with a big smile on my face. Genuine smile. Authentic connection with your audience. Validating (accept others feelings) is not agreeing. Connect first then convince. Listen with an open heart and open mind. You can't fake emotional correctness. Greatest leader has a willingness to follow. Greatest persuaders have a willingness to listen. Choose to be compassionate in the face of injustice. Goal of entertaining is to make the guests feel good.
2. Never tell anyone your age
• Society uses age to define worth. Young women are viewed as naive, lazy or inexperienced. Older women faces equal employment opportunity.
• Time saver. People will judge. Young women who are in senior positions in the digital world may not be taken seriously.
• Read everything you can with a hunger about everything you want to know. Don't let I didn't know be your excuse. 
• A blog can't grow on a vacuum. 
• Embrace Networking (Twitter, 2 - way interaction with just about anyone)
• Cold email, worst that can happen is a no reply.
• Networking - Meeting people, making friends. It's not everything, it is the only thing.
• Get confident about self promotion.
• People give you the amount of respect you show yourself. 
3. Starting from the bottom. 
• Confident I could figure things out on the fly. Trust my gut and instinct. 
• Have a solid plan B all the time. Ejector seat and I way to ensure you can always pay your bills. I can always waitress. I can always find a bank job.
• Resiliency and elbow grease would go a long way.
• If you work hard enough then you could make everything work. Use not so glamorous jobs as a stop gap to figure out what you want to do.
• Learn to adapt and react in any kind of situation.
• Working in restaurants requires long hours, hard work, openness to experiences, poise.
• You wont know what the job you'll be happiest look like when you first start out.
• You already know so much. You already know enough to do the job you want to do. You can always learn more and be willing to learn more. Learn to mimic. 
• Learn to ask for help when you need it.
• Lock up your ego so you can pick up new skills.
• Help and collaborate with colleagues
• Intellectually curious people, working with new ideas, not a title.
• Put in the work to make something happen. Be willing to work hard for the experience. 
• So, what else do you do? Don't underestimate anyone.
• Confidence I can handle anything thrown my way. And figure it out.
4. Will the lady in the bubble please let the cat out of the bag
• remove obstacles that keep them from enjoying their lives.
• the harder it is, the better they feel
• crazy busy meant in demand is not a price you must pay. 
• Say No Thank YOU! It will make life easier. Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.
• You can tell what some one wants to do. Because that's what they are doing.
• People can tell you what to believe. But they can't force you to believe it.
• If you think a person is normal, you don't know them well enough
• Find people who is weird and compatible with you.
• Have boundaries when people disappoint you.
5. Controlled Burn
• Controlled fire stimulates grass growth
• Walking away is the easy part.