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Well, I live in Houston, so you see I did finally take that leap. But, why did I see the
                fear rather than the opportunity first? Because I was listening to that little voice on my
                shoulder saying, “You don’t have what it takes” (many of the women reading this know
                that voice well). I was deeply afraid of failing and letting everyone in my firm and my
                family down. It never occurred to me that even if I failed, the move could still be the right
                decision.

                     ҢИί;ɻ཭dה˸Ыٝ༸Ң୞׵ਂՑəfШ݊މʡჿҢ΋޶Ցٙ݊ࢵᙰϾʔ
                ݊ዚึճkΪމҢᛓഹٲၶɪٙᑊࠪճఈٙႭ¨ЫਂʔՑ©€஢εᛘவᇐ˖௝ٙɾ
                ɻேڢ੬૶ูவ၇ᑊࠪfҢڢ੬࢔׊̰઻dึᜫʮ̡ձ࢕ɛ̰ૐfҢ੽͊ซՑd
                уԴҢ̰઻ədவʥ್݊ɓࡈ͍ᆽٙӔ֛f

                     As I reflect on my journey these last 16 years in Texas, I realize I had developed some
                personal tactics that helped me to conquer the fear. These tactics are directed at women
                trying to move into leadership or to higher ranks in leadership. But the men reading this
                article can also understand these tactics to better coach and grow the women in your
                organization.

                     ຅ҢΫᚥཀ̘16ϋίᅃψٙ͛ૹdҢจᗆՑҢІʉϞɓԬᏍпҢд؂ࢵᙰٙഄ
                ଫfவԬഄଫ݊০࿁༊ྡʺ΂ჯኬᔖЗאዄ΂৷චჯኬᔖЗٙɾ׌ٙfШ݊ቡᛘ͉
                ˖ٙӲ׌ɰ̙˸ଣ༆வԬഄଫd˸һλήܸኬձ੃ቮଡ଼ᔌʕٙɾ׌f

                     CONFIDENCE 自信
                     Understand what impacts your confidence. Personally, I was significantly impacted
                by not being considered for promotions and elections to positions that I considered myself
                to be in line for down the road. I would feel upset for not being qualified and ready when it
                was time. And, each time this happened, my confidence would drop. Lesson learned: Talk

                with your leadership and coaches about your goals and aspirations. Let them know what
                positions you are interested in, even if they are years in the future.
                     ə༆ʡჿึᅂᚤઆٙڦːfఱࡈɛϾԊdҢӚϞϽᅇʺᔖձ፯ᑘd˸Ї׵ҢႩ
                މІʉ݊БʘϞࣖٙᔖЗdவ࿁ҢிϓəࠠɽᅂᚤfՑࣛࡉӚ༟ࣸਂ๟௪dҢึܘ
                زఄfϾ˲dӊϣ೯͛வ၇ઋرdҢٙڦːேึɨࠥfᐏ੻ٙ຾᜕jၾઆٙჯኬձ

                ઺ᇖীሞઆٙͦᅺձ׬ࠋfᜫ˼ࡁٝ༸આชጳሳٙᔖЗdуԴ˼ࡁ݊͊Ը఻ϋf
                     BE OK WITH FAILING 不怕失敗
                     Women have a tendency to over-prepare. This is

                especially true when we are asked to do something out of
                our comfort zones. It is OK to fail. And, if you are really
                pushing yourself, expect to fail a lot! I would say that
                most of our leaders are not expecting us to be perfect in
                everything we do. They expect us to use our talents and
                expertise and give to the best of our ability in what we do.

                     ɾ׌හΣ׵ཀܓ๟௪fˈՉ຅Ңࡁίബቇਸ਼̮ਂԫࣛfɛ̙˸̰઻fϾ˲dν


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