Don't Let People Sidetrack You...Taylor Swift

“There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success… but if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going… you’ll know that it was you and the people who love you that put you there.”

--Taylor Swift, Grammy Award-Winning Musician & Songwriter 

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Will You Defy The Odds?

Think about this,

• 83% of students graduate from high school
• 59% of first time, full-time college students graduate from college with a degree
• Less than 30% of people get their dream job
• 50% of marriages fail
• Currently 36% of families do not own their home
• 33% of individuals are not prepared for retirement
• Only 1 in 200 startup companies succeed
• Only 1 in 4 venture capital backed companies succeed
• 1 in 2 small businesses will survive past more than 4 years

The Formula That Has Brought Me Success...Joe Gibbs

"If I keep God first in my life, if I keep my family and friends as second, and then I keep my occupation third, that's when I've found success."

--Joe Gibbs, Super Bowl--winning Head Football Coach, Washington Redskins (1981-1992 and 2004-2007), NASCAR Team Owner

#LeadershipTuesdays: How Do You Define Success...Diane von Furstenberg

"So the first thing that success gives you is financial independence. That’s great. The second thing that success gives you is a voice. You have a voice. All of a sudden, people listen to you, pay attention to what you say. And what I feel is that if you acquire that, it’s your duty, responsibility and also privilege to use that voice for people who have no voice. That’s my description of success."*

--Diane von Furstenberg, Entrepreneur and Fashion Designer

http://www.dvf.com/about-diane-von-furstenberg.html

 
Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today, Leadership Tuesdays features an interview and article by Adam Bryant from his New York Times Corner Office column on Diane von Furstenberg entitled, "Diane von Furstenberg: The Key to Success Is Trusting Yourself"*. In the mid 1970s, she created the iconic "wrap dress" that would be known for decades as a must in the wardrobe of the confident and elegant woman. She discusses in the article how she does not consider herself a great leader. But, that has not stopped her from doing what few women have done: creating a multi-million dollar global diversified company. Through some successes and failures, she has expanded her global brand into a company of fashion and luxury items that are sold in 55 countries with annual revenues estimated at $500 million.

True to her quote above, giving back is important to Ms. von Furstenberg. Her family foundation, The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, provides grants to organizations with missions in the following areas: Community Building, Education, Human Rights, Arts, Health and the Environment. She is also a director of the Washington, DC based Vital Voices, a non-governmental organization that supports female leaders and entrepreneurs around the world. (See a brief Leadership Tuesdays' interview on Vital Voices and their work.)

To read today's article, click here. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays or WOMEN AT LIBERTY, click here. 

Sources:
1) About Diane, DVF Corporate Website
2) 2015 America's Richest Self-Made Women,#31 Diane von Furstenberg, Forbes.com 
2) Diane von Furstenberg. Wikipedia.org

Stick With It!...Mara Schiavocampo

“The harder the struggle, the bigger the gain. The important thing is to stick with it, repetitively and consistently.”

--Mara Schiavocampo, Journalist and Author, "Thinspired: How I Lost 90 Pounds -- My Plan for Lasting Weight Loss and Self-Acceptance"

The Formula For Real Success...Anthony Robbins

“It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.” 

--Anthony Robbins

Success Is...Ingrid Bergman

Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.

--Ingrid Bergman

Leadership Tuesdays--Successful Leaders...Dan Rockwell

The more uncomfortable the conversation the more important it is. The more it matters, the tougher it is. Weak leaders choose manipulation over honest exchange. Wise leaders choose tough conversation over mediocrity. Successful leaders address issues others avoid.

--Dan Rockwell (@LeadershipFreak)

Every other Tuesday, womenatliberty.com presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. 

Today we present an article by Dan Rockwell, "10 Power Tips for Dancing with Elephants". Being a good leader is a tough job that requires self-development, humility, good coaching and execution. In this article, Dan gives great tips on how to approach and have difficult conversations. Check out the article here.

To read past features on leaders like Ursula Burns, Indra Nooyi, Shelly Lazarus, Sara Blakely, Harriette Cole and Bishop Vashti McKenzie, click here.

Successful People...Anne McKewitt

"Successful people understand that you don't need to make things complicated."

--Anne McKewitt

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today's feature is, "How To Manage Your Personal Brand", an article by guest blogger, Tara L. Finney. 

 Tara is a marketing professional who works and lives in the Washington, DC area, but she is originally from New Jersey and still a fan of the New York Giants. (Skins Fans please forgive her.) In this article, she provides simple yet helpful advice on how to build a personal brand that will enable you to achieve your career goals.

To read the story, click here. For more on Leadership Tuesdays, click here.

The Success Effect...Barbara Walters

"Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna--or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out."

--Barbara Walters, Executive Producer and Co-host of "The View" on ABC, First Female Co-Anchor of ABC Evening News

Achievement...George Washington Carver

"There is no shortcut to achievement." --George Washington Carver, Educator and Inventor

Success In Spite of Fear...Mario Cortes

"Nothing can sabotage winning, except for fear of losing. Success usually lies just beyond failure."  --Mario Cortes

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