I just read the October 6 edition of Fortune magazine, which lists and describes the 50 most powerful women in business. The list “is compiled by Fortune editors, who consider four criteria: the size and importance of the woman’s business in the global economy, the health and direction of the business, the arc of the woman’s career (resume and runway ahead), and social and cultural influence.”
The column to your left lists the top ten women in business in America–see if you know who is with what company. Click on the company to find out if you are right. Knowing the stories of successful women is important–it shows us possibilities and success models. This issue of Fortune lists 50 powerful women–each story is pretty amazing.
From years of teaching and coaching women, Rich Chicks has found that how we feel about money affects how we feel about our power to affect the world. The more comfortable you are about having power, the more money you are likely to make. Some people, especially women, don’t like to think about power or are afraid of it, so consciously or unconsciously avoid both power and wealth. Power in and of itself is not negative. I invite you to try journaling on these questions to discover your feelings about money and power:
- If I were wealthy and successful, I would…
- If I were wealthy and successful, I wouldn’t…
- If I get too powerful, I might…
- Power is dangerous when…
- A powerful woman is…
- A powerful man is…
- The advantage of not being powerful is…
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