#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.)

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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

The Courage To Be Original...Shania Twain

"I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful."

--Shania Twain 

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

To Achieve Success...David Satcher

To achieve success, you should never be guilty of low aim.

--David Satcher, MD, PhD, 16th Surgeon General of the U.S.

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.

Choose Courage Over Fear...@ValorieBurton

“Choose courage over fear. That’s a decision. Most successful people tend to have a lot of courage. You have to see in your mind and have a lot of faith.” 

--Valorie Burton, Author of "Successful Women Think Differently" 

Check her out on NBC's Today Show on 4/9/13

http://www.valorieburton.com

Source:  From the article, "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How Successful Women Do It", Executive coach Valorie Burton talks faith and strategy for upgrading your career via BlackEnterprise.com

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

Success In Spite of Fear...Mario Cortes

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

Picture credit:  http://jhbcc.org/

To Succeed In Life...Reba McEntire

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funnybone.  --Reba McEntire

Success Is...Colin Powell

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.  

--Colin Powell, Former U.S. Secretary of State, Four-Star General U.S., Army-Retired

To Be Successful...@DeeCMarshall

To be successful you need to be surrounded with those who have done it; who have a positive attitude; a solution-oriented approach to life. --Dee Marshall,TV Lifestyle Personality/Int'l Speaker/Coach -Founder, Girlfriends Pray - CEO (Twitter: @DeeCMarshall)

Keep Going...Estee Lauder

‎"When I thought I couldn't go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck." -Estee Lauder

Approach Each Day...Carla Harris

Approach each day believing that you will be triumphant and successful.
--Carla Harris, Morgan Stanley executive, Author, and Singer

http://www.carlaspearl.com