“The single most important career decision that a woman makes is whether she will have a life partner and who that partner is.” ― Sheryl Sandberg, Renowned business leader, Activist and Author
Romantic love is the be-all end-all for most of us – just look at any Rom Com ever. But Shenomics, would like to celebrate a different kind of love that is just as crucial- the love between women. Introducing Galentine’s Day!! We would like to change the conversation from women seeing each other as competition to us seeing each other as life partners. Galentine’s Day is an opportunity for professional and budding women to gather, network, and celebrate each other in a space that encourages us as members of a sisterhood. Shenomics is celebrating Galentine’s Day and so should you!
These five influential women have learned how to prioritize motherhood, career advancements, and personal interests at different stages of their lives. They remind us that it is possible to be intentional about designing a career, enabling a certain degree of flexibility and freedom.
While our truth can be an echoing battle cry emboldening us to action – it can also be a muted whisper. When it comes to knowing and listening to myself, too often I’ve let noise drown out my truth. Whether we call our truth our purpose, intuition, gut, or even our ambitions, how often do we listen to ourselves?
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Fallor ergo sum. I err, therefore I am. Ravana is often depicted as having ten heads. Each of the heads represents common human emotions or traits – lust, anger, pride, delusion, greed, envy, happiness, ambition, fear and intellect. The first nine of these emotions have been condemned as negative by many a spiritual guru. Only the last of these – intellect – is deemed worthy and useful in one’s spiritual ascendance. Here’s what I find fascinating. According to one tale, the great King Mahabali had advised Ravana to shun the nine so-called base emotions and nurture only his intellect. But, Ravana refused. To him, it was important that he embrace all ten emotions, the good and the bad, for that is what made him a complete man, and he took great pride in seeing himself as a complete human being.
Have you ever enthusiastically picked a goal and soon after found yourself either not motivated enough to keep going after it, or after having achieved it, found that it actually didn’t yield the emotion, feeling or outcome you were going for?
There was a time in my life when, from the moment I woke up, usually groggy until my first cup of coffee, to the time I went to bed feeling completely exhausted, I felt like I was always running. It was as if there was a clock incessantly ticking inside my head, reminding me of the time that was passing by and all the things that still needed to be done.
Did you start the year off zealously making a long list of goals? And are you convinced that this time, unlike previous years, things will be different? This year, indeed, things can be different. Let’s talk about how we can conquer these pesky little goal saboteurs once and for all, and make 2015 our best year yet!