Hold On and Stay Committed...Earl G. Graves, Sr.

“Hold on to your dreams of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it.”

--Earl G. Graves, Sr. (1935 -- 2020), Founder, Black Enterprise and Entrepreneur 

Shoot Really High...Cori Gauff

"My goal was to play my best. My dream was to win. That's what happened. I think people just kind of limit themselves too much. Once you actually get your goal, then it's like, 'What do you do now?' I like to shoot really high so that way I always have many goals along the road, but that way you have the ultimate goal."

--Cori "Coco" Gauff, 15 year old professional Tennis player (2019) 

Get to know Coco Gauff:

Quote from: Meet Cori “Coco” Gauff, the 15 Year Old Who beat her Idol Venus Williams at Wimbledon Debut https://www.bellanaija.com/2019/07/meet-coco-gauff-the-15-year-old-who-beat-her-idol-venus-williams-at-wimbledon-debut/

In Pursuit of Success...Asad Meah

"Peace of mind is of utmost importance in your pursuit of success. Let there be peace within you so that you can accomplish your dreams."

--Asad Meah

#LeadershipTuesdays: Creating Change...Shonda Rhimes

“Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change.” 

--Shonda Rhimes

Image: James White, Shondaland

On Tuesdays, womenatliberty.com presents #LeadershipTuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage and strengthen women leaders. Today we present the Queen of Thursday night television, the history making showrunner Shonda Lynn Rhimes. 

Shonda Rhimes is an award-winning American television producer, screenwriter and author. At the helm of Shondaland, her production company, she is responsible for #TGIT (Thank God It's Thursday) on the ABC Network and some of its most watched and popular shows on television today. Her Top 10 shows include Grey's Anatomy (starring Ellen Pompeo), Scandal (starring Kerry Washington), and How To Get Away With Murder (starring Viola Davis). She also produced and wrote the hit show Private Practice (starring Kate Walsh), a spin-off of Grey's Anatomy. 

Rhimes is first African American woman to create and executive produce a Top 10 network series (Grey's Anatomy). She recently made headlines when she signed a new multi-year deal with Netflix signalling an end to her 15 year relationship with ABC Television. The deal does not affect her current slate of shows now airing on the network.

In 2015, released her first book, "Year of Yes" and last year she received one of her most historic awards to date. Rhimes was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2017 and became the third Black woman to receive this honor. Oprah Winfrey and Diahann Carroll were the first and second Black women to receive this high honor before Rhimes. Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to Rhimes at the event calling her "currently the most powerful showrunner in television, period.”

She received her BA at Dartmouth and a MFA from USC. The Illinois native currently resides in Los Angeles, California. For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, go to womenatliberty.com. 

Fight For Your Dreams!...Denzel Washington (Video)

Denzel Washington, two-time Academy Award winning actor, who directed and is currently starring in the movie, "Fences", a film adapted from the Broadway play written by August Wilson, joined fellow cast members* at an advance New York screening to talk about the themes in the movie. 

When asked by Jared Smith what advice he give to young actors, he said "Fight For Your Dreams!"

Cast interview after screening at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square hosted by Jared K. Smith (MTV News) in New York City.

The Power Of A Dream and A Vision

"You can't be what you can't see."*

--Marie Wilson, Founding President, The White House Project

 

Check out this video that discusses images of women in the media and what those images tell us about how women are viewed in popular culture:


Feel free to leave a comment below!

*Quote from the "Miss Representation" Trailer, a documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. View it here: https://youtu.be/W2UZZV3xU6Q

The Real Value of Dreams...Sonia Sotomayor

“. . . But experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire. That will, wherever it finally leads, does at least move you forward. 

--Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Author of My Beloved World

 

Dreams Into Vision...Toni Morrison

“As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.”


--Toni Morrison

President Barack Obama; Charles H. Ramsey, Police Commissioner--Philadelphia,
PA; and Brittany Packnett, Executive Director-Teach For America, St. Louis, MO

God Can Do Anything!

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.

Ephesians 3:20 The Message Bible

Your Life Has Purpose...R J Anderson

“I realized then that even though I was a tiny speck in an infinite cosmos, a blip on the timeline of eternity, I was not without purpose.”

 -- R. J. Anderson, Ultraviolet
 

A Woman On A Mission...Estee Lauder

I was a woman with a mission and single-minded in the pursuit of my dream. 

--Estee Lauder

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. Today we feature an article, "One quality all young female leaders should have", Fortune magazine (Online, 1/22/15) written by Sandi Peterson, Group Worldwide Chairman at Johnson & Johnson.

Below is a quote from the article that rang true for me: 

"Leaders who make things happen have both confidence and courage. Many view these traits as innate, but they can be – and they need to be – cultivated. Confidence comes from doing your homework – you need to to know your business and your market. And courage is the constant willingness to go beyond your comfort zone. Doing so will help you gain deeper insights and analysis."

Did this quote resonate with you? Please feel free to leave a comment below.

To read the rest of the article, click here. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays, click here.

Nona O.
WOMENATLIBERTY.com

Keep On Dreamin'...Sharon Freeman and Charito Kruvant

Our nation has always been about the urge to dream and the will to enable  it.

--Sharon T. Freeman, Ph.D. and M. Charito Kruvant

My Life Is Finally Better Than My Dreams...Dr. Seuss

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” 

--Dr. Seuss

Don't Give Up On The Dream...Winston Churchill

Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.

— Sir Winston Churchill

Always Dream Big...Stephen Richards

“No matter how small you start, always dream big.”

--Stephen Richards

The Importance Of Imagination...Gloria Steinem

"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."

— Gloria Steinem, American Journalist and Political Activist

This May Be The Day!

This may be the day that all your dreams come true. Are you ready?

--Unknown

Source: Marshall's Facebook Page

The Size of Your Dreams...Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” 

--Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 24th President of Liberia

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The Power Of Dreams...Nona

All the gains that have been made exist because of the power of a dream.

--Nona

Impossible, Improbable, & Inevitable...Christopher Reeve

“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”  

--Christopher Reeve