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In honor of Women’s History Month, we focused on Empowerment on this week’s GoalChat. My guests: Karen Wang Diggs, author of The Book of Awesome Asian Women, among others: Joanna Dutra, Motivator-in-Chief, The Creative Confidant; and Dayna Steele, author, entrepreneur, activist, and so many other things. This is one of my favorite types of conversations, filled uplifting words of wisdom, actionable items, and tangents.
The panel discussed their definitions of empowerment, along with ways to empower yourself and others. They also shared some of the words that they believe define them. A huge part of empowerment is knowing who you are and what you want, and being able to articulate it!
Define Empowerment
- Dayna: Owning your story and your projects; taking control of your destiny and your vision
- Joanna: It’s wrapped up with confidence; betting on yourself
- Karen: The confidence and self-awareness for activism on behalf of community and future generations, and that address current situations
How to Empower Yourself
- Dayna: Listen to your gut
- Karen: Take care of yourself
- Joanna: Carve your own path
Empowerment #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Karen: Spend more time in silence – a minute at a time – and go slow
- Joanna: Find a piece of music that is your theme song. See what ideas come from listening to that; you can also attach songs to your past
- Dayna: Be able to articulate your dream job: job, company, location, and why
Final Thoughts
- Karen: Never fear how powerful, beautiful and creative you can be
- Joanna: Be what you want, when you want, wherever you are
- Dayna: There is no such thing as failure, only things that didn’t work
Links
- Learn more about Karen Wang Diggs and The Book of Awesome Asian Women, Joanna Dutra, and Dayna Steele
- Connect with Karen Wang Diggs, Joanna Dutra, and Dayna Steele on LinkedIn
- Watch the Project-Mode GoalChat with Angela Miller Barton, Dayna Steele, and Cynthia Kortman Westphal
- Subscribe to GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb on your favorite podcast platform
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Groups
- Learn more about Book Proposal Writing with DEB
- Get your copy of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group
- Order 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting
- RSVP for Deb’s GoalChat Online Mixer on March 19
How do you empower yourself? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
We are talking about Branding with Ivonne Ribeiro, Stan Robinson, Jr., and Troy Sandidge. Join us on Monday, March 24, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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