Give Love...Katherine Hepburn

“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get—only with what you are expecting to give—which is everything.” 

--Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life

The Experience Of Living...Nikki Rowe

"You are always going to meet disturbances outside yourself, it's the experience of living ~

There will be dark days and there will be days of laughter and somewhere in between you'll create a healthy balance within yourself and call it a life.

We can't stop the storm, but we can learn to watch it pass."

--Nikki Rowe

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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Actively Waiting...Gina Greenlee

"As you consider your next move, practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for instructions."

--Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

Making Progress vs. Being Perfect...Valorie Burton

"Perfectionism and procrastination are intertwined, so if you let go of the need to be perfect, you suddenly have permission to move forward."

 --Valorie Burton, Author, Life Coach, and Motivational Speaker

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It's Your Journey!

"Our lives are a reflection of what we say, what we believe, what we choose, what we do, and our struggle to change these things. If there is anything that life teaches us during our journey, it is that our focus should be on acquiring knowledge, being confident in who we are, and adding value to our life and the lives of others."

-- Nona Ogunsula, Founder, womenatliberty.com

Nurture and Guard These Seeds...Forest Whitaker

"Nurture the seeds of love, equality, social justice, freedom & human rights that are planted into our hearts & minds but too often neglected."
--Forest Whitaker, Award winning Actor, Humanitarian, Philanthropist

The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) was founded by Forest Whitaker in 2012 to foster peace and reconciliation in disadvantaged and fragile communities in the different regions of the world, including Africa, Latin America and the United States. The non-profit organization working along with other like-minded organizations promote youth empowerment, cultural diversity, continuous learning, capacity building, and access to internet connectivity and digital technologies. Find out more at wpdi.org

Present The Best You Possible...Angela Bassett

"Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us."

--Angela Bassett, Actress

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What I Focus On...Tracee Ellis Ross

"As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear."

--Tracee Ellis Ross, Actress and Model

Tracee Ellis Ross

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#LeadershipTuesdays: My Greatest Mentor...Ursula Burns

"My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us."

--Ursula Burns, former CEO and Chairwoman

On Tuesdays, WOMENATLIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In 2009 Ursula Burns was named CEO of Xerox and in 2010 she became the Chairwoman of the company succeeding Anne Mulcahy. Ms. Mulcahy, a history maker in her own right, was the first female CEO of Xerox. She hand picked and mentored Ursula to become her successor. Burns characterized their relationship as a "true partnership".  A career that started with her working as an intern culiminated with Burns making history as the first African American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. In May 2017, she retired from the company after more than 30 years of service.

Anne Mulcahy as well as many others including her husband, Lloyd Bean, have mentored her; but when she talks about her mother, you hear the emotion in her voice and you understand the deep respect this native New Yorker holds for the woman she calls her greatest mentor. Olga Burns was a hardworking single mother who believed that education would be Ursula and her two siblings' passport out of the housing projects into a bright future. She says her mother was right and she is eternally grateful for her mother's sacrifices.

Olga Burns

In today's #LeadershipTuesdays feature, Ms. Burns goes back to the place where she grew up and went to school to share with CNN Money's Cristina Alesci how her humble beginnings shaped her, helped her make decisions about her life and prepared her to become the well respected leader that she is today. To see the video, go to womenatliberty.com. For more information on Leadership Tuesdays or WOMEN AT LIBERTY, click here. 

*You can also view the interview by clicking here.

Trust But Verify...

"One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything."

--Oscar Wilde

Live Your Life...Jessye Norman

"If you send up a weather vane or put your thumb up in the air every time you want to do something different, to find out what people are going to think about it, you're going to limit yourself. That's a very strange way to live."

Jessye Norman, Opera Singer

Shine Your Light!...Katelyn Irons

"Shine with all you have. When someone tries to blow you out, just take their oxygen and burn brighter."
--Katelyn S. Irons

Guard Your Heart!

The heart is the center of our lives both literally and figuratively. We must take care of our hearts by feeding our bodies and spirits good things, love and truth and rejecting evil...evil thoughts and actions.

--Nona O.

Awakening To The Knowing

Walking around everyday asleep to the reality of your surroundings...

It's okay to believe that people are basically good and have good intentions. But, know this: even among those who you may call friend, there are some who do not have good intentions towards you. Nor will they ever consider what's in your best interests.

Govern yourself accordingly.

Be Intentional With Your Thoughts...Proverbs

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Proverbs 4:23 Good News Translation

Trust Is A Gift...@vnona

In any relationship, trust is a priceless gift. Don't squander it.

--Nona O.

Postively Impacting A Generation

Education by itself is not the end all be all. To positively impact your generation and environment you must have character and the ability to discern what is right and wrong for yourself.

--Nona O.

Finding What You Want...Abraham-Hicks

Let go of the oars... Everything you want is downstream.

 --Abraham-Hicks

Running Your Race...Priscilla Shirer

"Disciplined runners consistently clear their heads and focus fully on the journey ahead.. .because their passion and zeal for the goal supersedes the strain. The goal beckons them onward. Passion doesn't negate weariness; it just resolves to press beyond it.”
 
--Priscilla Shirer, Author, Speaker and Bible Teacher (Gideon: Your Weakness. God's Strength - DVD Series)

www.goingbeyond.com
Priscilla Shirer is currently starring in War Room,
a movie about the power of prayer.