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| Screenshot Finding Felicity |
I am
grateful Marcia took the time to share the following story. I am learning to not wait until she next contributes to Wednesday’s
Woman to be inspired. She is a constant,
supportive source found at Finding Felicity.
Thank
you Marcia!
Wednesday's Woman: Be Brilliant
by Marcia
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| Screenshot Tara Sophia Mohr, Wise Living |
Fancying
myself as an aspiring brilliant woman it seemed worthwhile to read a piece
called "10 Rules for Brilliant Women". I read the
rules and was hooked. A couple of my favorites were: Don’t wait
for your Oscar, where the writer asks that you not sit silent and wait for
people to invite you to use your voice and Filter advice, where the
author guides you to test and evaluate feedback based on the fact that you
won’t be everyone's cup of tea, some people will be threatened, and some may
not fully understand your mission.
Our
Wednesday's Woman, and the author of "10 Rules for Brilliant Women",
is Tara Mohr. Tara empowers women. She helps women figure out what
their true calling is. She then encourages them to not question their
perceived limitations and abilities in regards to their calling.
She
knows that by freeing women from their mental shackles she is directly
increasing the goodness in the world. That is her calling and she is fulfilling
it with a palpable passion.
There
isn't a post I have read that didn't leave me feeling encouraged, confident,
and powerful. One of Tara's recent
writings was
on experts and how that title can do more harm than good. Me, a high
school graduate, reading a post by Tara, an undergraduate at Yale and an MBA
degree holder from Stanford Business School stating "trust that it is
enough – not because it enables you to know everything, but because it enables
you to make the contribution you are uniquely qualified to
make." gave me permission to take myself seriously.
One thing that sets Tara aside from other leading women is that she has the ability to empower women strictly by talking about women. While some feminists attempt to build women up by tearing men down, Tara has a way of getting the point across without even mentioning men. That speaks so much to her character as a kind and gentle person with a strong and powerful message.
Tara Mohr shows us firsthand that when women can pinpoint their life's path, or given talent, and learn to give it unabashedly to others, it makes the world a better place.
