This is the final in this series of insight into the 6 Distinctions of Highly Successful Women.
Over the past six weeks I have focussed on what it takes to lead from the inside out as that is what matters most. In fact, I would go so far as to say who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you are saying.

If you have already booked to attend the seminar then you will be given a questionnaire to discover your unconscious drivers. These are programmed responses from the past and they can become a source of stress for ourselves and others. Here is a little insight into the results…

If you aren’t coming to the seminar then you can probably guess your own triggers. Try to understand where your driver comes from (often things that our parents told us) and work on bringing better balance into your life. If your driver is causing you to use over-extended behaviour on a regular basis just breathe and ask yourself if there is an alternative that could be better for yourself and others.

All of the content on day one is about who you are - because you can’t lead anybody else until you first learn to lead yourself.

However, day two will take a dramatic turn in energy and we will be focussing on and visualising a massive personal dream. (Goals don’t work. If they did, we would all be happy)

Sometimes people come up with an idea to write a book or to become financially free or to start a business or to be CEO. At the beginning of the process I say ‘nobody will ever tell me that they can’t do something by the need of this process so think big’. In ten years not one person has told me that they still can’t achieve their goals. They have gone on to grow businesses, take up CEO positions, give up smoking, come off Prozac, finally get the body and health they want or meet the man/woman of their dreams.

The reason it works is because it is system I have developed personally. In other words you won’t find it in a textbook because it is unique. It only works.

The final distinction is 'Take Care of Yourself First' because you will be no good to anybody else if you don’t. Your fulfillment comes from looking after yourself and If you have set massive goals or are chasing a dream that makes you feel alive there will come a point when you feel overwhelmed by what you have to do or by the responsibility you have taken on. That is when you need to be strong and dig deep into inner reserves. You can’t be strong if you don’t know how to keep your body in a peak state for energy.

Here is a short home made video on what I do to do create peak state energy. Without peak energy not much else is possible (unless you are 22!)

I sincerely hope that this mini series has given you some good insights into what my proprietary system is for achieving health, wealth and happiness.

To your success!
Tracey

PS. I only have two spaces left for next week's event if you would like to join me and thirty other extraordinary women for two amazing days at Google. You can still book here. Hurry, don’t miss this opportunity to make 2013 the start of something extraordinary for you, for your families and for your career!

PPS. You cant solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it!

I've just returned from Istanbul where I was asked to speak at the International Conference Centre for Kagider’s annual conference on women’s leadership. It was an incredible experience to hear fellow speakers from all over the world discussing issues that we are familiar with in the UK. Once again I was struck at the similarity of those issues and the main issue, sadly, still appears to be Queen Bee Syndrome.

It was proposed that there be a code of conduct for women leaders in order to prevent Queen Bee syndrome. I believe there is a better way and it is something I have been beating the drum about for over a decade… Women’s leadership development.

It is a known fact that it takes some bravery for any woman to ‘be herself’ in a testosterone filled working environment. Psychological experiments such as the famous Milgram experiment prove that people are willing to ignore their own conscience in order to be obedient to authority - even if it means hurting somebody.

If the need to conform is so strong in the human psyche is it any wonder that women, generally, tend to become like a bloke in a skirt when they hit senior ranks? The few women who remain powerful are the ones who have a deep understanding of their needs, values and beliefs. Masculine energy is strength. Feminine is power, but not too many women know how to be in feminine power.

McKinsey recently found that executive coaching helps women advance careers further and yet too many women are reaching the top without personal development. Hence the Queen Bee syndrome which is not, as most believe, based on selfishness but on a need to conform.
If you want to know more about the 6 Distinctions of Highly Successful Women based on ten years of research you can find out more here.
One of the insights that you will gain about your own feminine power on our seminar is the 6 Human Needs which are as follows:

• Certainty
• Uncertainty/Variety
• Significance
• Love/Connection
• Contribution
• Growth

Every human being will find a way to get the first four needs met and if we inadvertently get our need for certainty and significance met through acting like a bloke in a skirt and conforming to the culture of the predominant group, then we most certainly will. Unless, of course, we have had some specialist coaching and know that the quality of our lives is in direct proportion to the level of uncertainty that we can handle.

The other choice is burn out, guilt and exhaustion from trying to be something you aren’t.

With passion!

Have you been following the news recently? Did you read about the apparent "whacking" of the former Citigroup boss who was presented with his resignation letter by the Chairman which has been described as a Machiavellian power grab? Or did you hear about how UBS traders were locked out of their offices last week as part of a cull of 10,000 staff? Or the fact that Cynthia Carroll has now departed from her role as CEO at Anglo American leaving only two female CEO’s in the FTSE 100?
Not many women enjoy power politics because women generally have a wider life view than that required to run a large corporation. By that I mean wider values. Carroll’s reforming zeal put backs up at Anglo American and few will thank her for improving Anglo’s safety and environmental record.
So in the midst of all of this, how on earth do you decide who are you and what you stand for? On the 6 Distinctions of Highly Successful Women seminar we use Stephen Covey’s famous funeral excercise to unearth our deepest values. It can be quite emotional but it has been getting transformative results for over a decade.

The reason that this intervention works is because it goes beyond our stories by bypassing the conscious mind. Old memories are stored in our brains and they create future judgments which lead to actions and habits and ultimately your destiny. If you have little money, no love, rare success, fleeting fulfillment or lack of anything it is because you haven’t re-wired your mind in a way that aligns with your values. This isn’t a logical process and it wont make sense but a decade of results speak for themselves.
If you are confused and feel that you don't know what to hold onto then please come. If you are frightened to embrace change at home or at work then please come. If you want to go beyond the storm then we have the boat that will guide you safely to the shore of your choice. Register here now, or if you simply wish to know the next strategy for success than come join us for some fun!

“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”

Kofi Annan

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