16 steps for an executive woman to become her own boss
If you’re an executive woman and you have a love hate relationship with the idea of becoming your own boss then this article is for you. Based on my own experience over the course of my career, here’s a tongue in cheek process for you to follow.
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The moment of awakening
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Denial
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Accepting responsibility and taking ownership
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Dealing with limiting beliefs
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More denial
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Getting started – baby steps (maybe no-one will notice and I’ll fail anonymously)
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Harnessing your fierce independent blueprint
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Finding the thing that lights your fire
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Growth by “nose to the grindstone”
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Pain and suffering
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Learning how to get out of your own way
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Even more denial (it’s a common theme)
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Rapid growth by being more strategic
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Recalibrate the business to deal with growth
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Enjoy a moment or two of glory as you realise how far you’ve come, then
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Repeat from the beginning, as the cycle starts over again.
And if that’s too complicated, distil it down to five easy steps whether you are establishing your own consultancy or have portfolio career aspirations somewhere on the horizon.
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Back yourself
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Sell yourself
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Articulate your special sauce in language your audience values and understands
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Get out of your own way
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Repeat from #1
Fortune favours the well prepared particularly on LinkedIn
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