A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.
–Eleanor Roosevelt
For over a year, I have thought about starting a blog. A place for women in business and technology to share ideas and learn from each other. But I haven’t done it. I haven’t done it for the same reasons that I haven’t done a lot of things…my fear that I wouldn’t be good enough at it. A lack of self-confidence. Since I was a kid, I have never liked doing things that I’m not good at. I would rather not participate than try and then confirm to myself and everyone else that I’m “failing.”
But, things changed for me last week. I read The Confidence Code. This excellent book covers the science behind women and confidence, and how so many women, including those in very high positions of power and authority, struggle with the same issues that I do. It seems that I’m not as alone as I thought I was. One of the lessons of the book is to try things. To not ruminate, but to act. To take a chance and if something doesn’t work out, well you learned and can move on to the next thing. Self-confidence is about taking action. And so, today I started my blog.
I’ll be starting slow and learning as I go, so I’ll make mistakes and do things I wish I hadn’t, but that’s part of the adventure. My ultimate goal is to talk about women’s issues in business and technology and provide ideas and resources for them. I read a lot of business books, so I’ll be starting with book reviews. At the top of my list? The Confidence Code, of course.
Update: I wrote my review of the book that started it all! Read my first book review on The Confidence Code here.
5 Comments
I am so proud of you for starting this endeavor, Anissa! You are a wonderful writer and I look forward to reading some book reviews.
Thanks, Robyn! I appreciate the support from another awesome woman!
❤️ your thoughts and hot takes on everything. Picking up a copy of The Confidence Code tomorrow! Looking forward to this blog!🍾
Thanks so much! As a fellow woman leader, I sincerely value your opinion.
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