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Best Advices On How To Become A Successful Business Woman

Since 2018. is the year of all women, I will cover this topic today. It is important for all people to support women but more so it is extremely important for women to recognize their own voice and power in this day and age. Since we are currently living in the age where women are waking up and finding their powerful voice they are also starting to dare themselves to start following their dreams.

More and more women are becoming successful business women and the heads of companies all over the world, whether it is their own businesses or someone else’s entrepreneurship. For myself, this is very inspirational and I for one feel like this is going to be a wonderful turn. Where some women dream of being a stay-at-home mom she is also having a dream to make money and juggle between her family and business. If that isn’t dedication, I don’t know what is?!

Let’s stop and see what it actually takes to do all that: TIME they often have very little of, especially when there is a new born involved. FOCUS on the tasks at hand, DETERMINATION to stay true to the dream you have wanted to achieve for a long while, PASSION to not persist even when it is hard and the DRIVE that will give you all the motivation necessary.

So looking back it is obvious women were keeping more to themselves than asking for a place in a business environment. What has changed and what is giving them the power today to speak up? It is obvious the technology is of big help to all women in the world, by giving them a platform on which they can find out more about that is inspiring them, how to achieve what they want and what is the best way to do so. They get to discover ways to learn and enhance their credentials as well. Many online courses such as an MBA from JCU in Canada are now one click away. Online learning is now also a trend especially to working moms to keep themselves updated of the latest strategy in business without compromising a time with their loved ones. It is of course a good way of starting a business also. So whether it is an online business or a start-up there is a way to check and look for reviews on your work as it is happening this instant.

Basically, successful women and women in business especially have some specific characteristics that come through and are easily acquired while other skills and competencies require some time and effort. Being successful isn’t an easy road so don’t expect it to come fast or as easy as some people say. In order to become a truly successful business woman it is important to keep in mind that achieving success is a long road to walk on but it is usually worth it. So here is this amazing advice on how to achieve your own success!

1. RESEARCH

So before actually starting anything and big job, any big project, and even your career or business, you can’t really go on without doing some research. Why? Well you can’t actually build a house without a good foundation. You can, but eventually, it will collapse.
Same with a business.

So you gotta do some digging first my friend. So since we live in a world of technology, start online as it will give you more than enough resources. Find out about other successful business women and entrepreneurs who have made it already, or who knows, maybe you even have the ones who already inspire you. Oprah Winfrey is a pretty amazing example of a successful woman.
And now that you have a person in mind, what’s next?

Research more about her life, how she started her career, what were her inspirations, maybe even how she got the idea to start her own business and see what it takes to get you going.

2. PURSUE WHAT YOU LOVE

Another important part is actually doing something you love and not just for the money. Why? Well like everything, time will often run slower than faster and your motivation will be compromised, so it is better to pursue what you love so the motivation juice never actually runs out. Plus the satisfaction when you do make your own business or a start-up will not even compare knowing you are working at your dream job.

3. STRIVE TO BE THE BEST

So this is pretty much self-explanatory but I will still make my point to why this will help you become a successful business woman.

Being good is okay and it will make you happy but striving for excellence is exactly what will set you apart from all those women who have a steady job and don’t actually want anything more than a good paying job.

See, the point isn’t the money. The point is to be successful doing what you love and being a successful business woman. That is more than just being good at your job. Do all those little extra details that will set you apart from other people, bring that extra 10% to any negotiation and any offer you make or any job you have to do.

4. BE CONFIDENT

None of this works without being confident. And since we all know how many people need that small confidence boost, it is safe to say this is an important part of you becoming a successful business woman. Being confident will make your voice be heard, it will make any collaborator or potential collaborator look your way and have the certainty that you WILL and that you CAN do the job perfectly if not even better than that.

It is actually what differs an average business woman from the one who is being called successful.

5. MAKE A PLAN

Something similar to doing research is making a plan, but of course this happens after all the research has been done. Why?

Research is the first step you have to climb on, because finding out what is popular on the market, if it is a women’s field or more so dominated by men, if it is profitable, if you have anything to bring to the table, is not something to take likely. After you know exactly what it is you wanna do, what it is you need to do, or where to even start working, you need to make a solid plan on how you are going to achieve that goal.

So what are the steps you are going to take to be a successful business woman?

Have in mind that all plans need to have room to breathe since these things won’t always go as planned, be prepared and leave some space for adaptation of this plan as you go towards its finish line.

6. BE PATIENT AND PERSISTANT

These things take time, and right now you are doing what you know and can to be one step closer. But this is not a race. Becoming a successful business woman is a marathon and you need to remember to take it easy at times. Imagine running a sprint of 400m and you need to run a 5K WITH HURDLES. Well that is going to take time.

This is where the plan and research will become useful the most.

You will get there, it will just take some time and patience (oh and a lot of hard work). So don’t give up on your dream just because it may become hard. PERSIST.

7. BALANCE

Since you are a woman, there will of course come a time where you will have to balance more aspects of your life. Because let’s face it, most women want a family alongside a big career and they don’t wanna leave with just one of those. And for you brave badass women this is an important part of you being successful.

Balance between work and family. There is a time for both of course. At times it will seem nearly impossible to juggle between both, but this isn’t anything a good organisation and a healthy work ethics can’t fix. Of course you have to stick to it.

8. ORGANISATION IS A MUST

So now that you know you want both a successful career and to be a mother or a wife, this is even a bigger must. Let’s start with the big career part. Being successful will mean you will need to organise your day almost to perfection. But here is a good part: it almost never works.

Things will occur during the day, people will call more, deliveries will be late, clients will want more than the negotiation deal. At days it will seem like any good intention you had to organise your day was useless. IT’S NOT.

It is all about finding a good technique or a flexible trick to help you stay on track every day. I personally like to use Urgent/Important Matrix for time management. As it is always extremely adaptable to new situations and you can always add or delete something from your date. It is based on knowing what is Urgent and important and needs to be done straight away, which things you can delegate to someone and which things don’t actually even need to be done. Investing into a franchise could be one of the best pieces of advice you can give to an aspiring successful business woman. There are many franchises for sale these days.

Now, family time. When you are at home, you are at home, so dedicate your time to them. It doesn’t matter if it’s just to sit down and eat or to go and have a family outing. Use the quality time you have with your family, it will be a perfect opportunity for you to have new and positive energy in your life and be more successful at work.

9. INEQUALITY IS A THING

Now this 2018. is big on this topic and women all around the world are starting to roar and let their voice be heard more than ever.

But like in every industry there are the ones that are dominated by men. It isn’t so much because they are better but mostly they have let their voice be heard in a very dominant way often and by now stuff are being handed to them by default. This will happen.

How can you fight it?

Learn how to negotiate a better position, better salary and all the better conditions on your job. Find out more about it online. I personally loved the videos and advices about this from Ramit Sethi.

10. ASSERTIVENESS WILL HELP

Assertive communication is a tool all great successful women use in negotiations and in their everyday life. Assertive communication basically helps you say and communicate all the difficult parts. Even if someone makes you angry you still have an amazing tool you need to not escalate things. Of course, the main benefit is helping you be more self-confident and you gain a better understanding of who you are and the value that you offer in your business.

11. CRITICISM

A successful woman needs to take criticism well. Since women are defined as ¨the more emotional¨ sex, it is also known that women can’t take criticism as well as men. Men actually don’t care as much for the criticism and are turned to their work whereas women are focused on their own personality. So they do take it more personally.

One way of learning to deal with criticism is accepting that any critic is not about you but about your work and it can actually be changed and made better.

12. MINGLE

Of course, MINGLE, MINGLE, MINGLE. This will help you be closer to all the people who have actually already done it. They will give you their advice, their views and the tips and tricks you actually need to do to achieve maximum impact and success. So find out their websites, their conferences, their books and find out where you can find them. Talk to them, don’t actually be afraid to come up and tell your story. Most of them are down-to-Earth people.

13. NEVER STOP LEARNING

This is the way of a JEDY. Just kidding. This is the amazing way to stay in touch with the new trends on the market and what your audience needs and is asking for. Learn new research, read more articles, go to new conferences. Learning is growing. And being successful is having the drive and desire to stay current and learn always what you can do to be better.

GOOD LUCK!