On Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend a dynamic and powerful conference entitled the "Get Radical Conference". The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum where women could gain insight/answers to the challenges that we face-from the financial, career, health, and wellness perspectives.
The conference was inspirational to me on two fronts. First-from the array of speakers. Among others, Barbara Stanney, author of Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings shared concrete steps to motivate the attendees to become financially empowered. Jillian Michaels, well, she was Jillian Michaels in all her fabulousness! I had the opportunity to share a private lunch with Jillian (Woo-hoo!) in addition to hearing her speak at the event. And yes, she is as REAL in person as she is on TV! LOL
Even more than the speakers however, I was inspired by Doreen Rainey, the conference chair. Doreen set a personal goal last year to create an event where women could come together and gain answers to the challenges we face today. That in of itself is a HUGE goal! To create an event that you think other people would be not only be interested in attending but also would actually pay to come see is a big challenge. And Doreen didn't just set her sights on obtaining local dignitaries or community personalities to speak at her event-she went BIG. Instead of taking the attitude of "I could never get someone like Jillian Michaels to speak at my event" Doreen's attitude was "I want Jillian Michaels-what do I need to do to get her?" and "My event is going to be a spectacular event, why wouldn't Jillian want to be a part of it??"! I love that confidence! Doreen didn't just talk about doing something, she went forward and DID want she wanted to do. To me, that is the essence of being bold, being courageous and being radical!
One of the topics Jillian spoke of during the conference was setting goals and either accomplishing them or failing at it. There are goals in our lives that should be BIG. Goals that require us to stretch, learn, and grow. What are your goals for this year? If you are sailing right through everything you attempt to do, I submit to you that your goals are not BIG enough! When you "fail" at something, it allows you the opportunity to learn from mistakes, increase/improve skillsets, and to strategize about how your next attempt will be bigger and better- incorporating the lessons you learned.
The conference has reminded me to really give thought to things I want to accomplish this year. Am I not going after certain goals because of fear of failure? If so, that is completely the wrong attitude. As I will do this year---step out there, do something you have always wanted to do, be prepared, try your best and let the chips fall where they may. Who knows....it may just be your breakthrough...... :)
Until Next Time-Tawana
