International Women's Day - are you celebrating?

What a great day for us women, let's make sure that we celebrate all that's wonderful about being a women but not forget that all women are not equal and we must continue to strive to make being a woman a cause for celebration for all. It may take some time but step by step, there's still a long way to go.

When I called my dear friend Karen Knott for permission to include her article in my blog she was discussing wishing that she'd got more organised and planned to do something more to celebrate today. I can agree with that so we've pledged to get our act together more for 2012.

Well, even if you haven't managed anything yet here in Karen's article are some action points that you can take which get you thinking about being a woman and what you have achieved. Recognising our achievements and celebrating them are so important but in working with my many female clients, I see many who never celebrate and often do not even think what they've done is worth noting. One new client has been warned by me that regular celebrating is something we'll be concentrating on. Do you celebrate?

Read on and enjoy and have a go at the questions for yourself, I intend to.

Celebrating All That You Are!

When was the last time you revelled - yes, revelled - in your personal achievements and successes? A while ago, I'll bet!  We aren’t particularly good at even recognising our skills, talents and accomplishments, let alone throwing a spotlight on them in order to simply rejoice!

Well, no more hiding your light under a bushel because TODAY, March 8th, is International Women’s Day with hundreds of events,  throughout the world, marking the achievements of women . Yes, that's right, women just like us! It's also about supporting and nurturing the next generation of women by calling for changes to ensure they have a brilliant future in which they are able to reach their full potential.

The 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day is a global event but it's also the perfect opportunity for us as women, to highlight our individual accomplishments and reflect on our individual purpose and contribution.  (And don’t even think of uttering anything along the lines of, ‘what accomplishments?’ .... or assume that ‘anyone’ can do the things you can do, because that’s just not true!) 

Let’s actively rejoice in being female and take some time to celebrate those things which we seldom acknowledge or express:

What are you proud of?
What makes you grateful to be a woman?
What do you consider to be your greatest achievements so far?
In what ways do you enhance the lives of others?
 

Take a moment to acknowledge how good it feels to celebrate achievement, success and each other. But let’s not stop there…. whilst we’re in the groove, let’s also look to the future and think about how we can create the changes which will ensure it’s one in which we reach our full potential.

In what ways can you build on your successes?
What are you passionate about but have yet to fully express?
What can you put right?
What do you want your children to see you succeed at?
What one thing can you change which will impact on YOUR future and those around you?

I wish you all a very happy day, celebrating your personal successes as well as those of women in general. Here's to all of us.

This is a great article and thanks Karen for letting me use it. If you want to find out more about Karen and how she can enhance you then check her out at her website http://www.midlifematters.co.uk/