Female leaders have to have four things in order to succeed in their roles: confidence, influence, connections, and a vision. Arriving at this combination of strengths is mostly a matter of mindset.

Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? My hand is raised right along with yours! Much of my life, I’ve felt like I haven’t belonged! I took gymnastics when I was younger and because I was much taller than any other girl in my class, I needed a special leotard that wasn’t quite like everyone else’s. In fact, I was the tallest girl in my class until middle school. There was no blending in for me. Let’s not even go into the puberty stage…does anyone feel like they belong then?!