Successful Women: Timely Investment
and Financial Planning Topics
Successful women know you can’t get
great results without a stellar process.
Here are 10 habits they have in common.
1 EXERCISE.
CEOs swear by the positive effects of their
daily workouts, from endorphins to endurance.
Studies, including one by researchers at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
have even linked cardiovascular exercise to
improved brain function.
2 SAVE TIME ON THE MUNDANE.
From saving for retirement with paycheck
deductions to replying to common emails with
a form response, it makes sense to make the
boring but important bits of life take less of
your time and willpower.
3 BRAND YOURSELF.
Make more than a good impression. Make
a lasting one. Figure out what you do better
than anyone and communicate it in a clear
way, whether you’re giving an elevator speech
or connecting on LinkedIn. Embrace what
makes you unique, talented and sought after.
4 SAY YES TO CALCULATED RISKS.
In her bestseller “Lean In,” Sheryl Sandberg
urges women to seek new roles in the
workplace and stretch themselves instead
of avoiding the challenge, even if they’re
only 60% certain they have the credentials.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
5 LEARN WHEN TO SAY NO.
When you are asked to do something, think
hard about the opportunity costs. Is this how
you want to spend your time? What will you
give up? A life spent doing things you don’t
want to do isn’t very fulfilling.
6 PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS.
Embrace the ones that are stereotypically
female. The ability to connect with people
through empathy and compassion is powerful.
Get in touch with your abilities and put them
to work.
7 CULTIVATE CREATIVITY.
When you’re constantly challenging yourself,
learning something new and stepping outside
your comfort zone, you’re on the right
track toward innovation and finding creative
solutions.
8 FIND YOUR FLOW STATE.
All those text and email alerts aren’t helpful
when you need space and time to think.
Recognize the hours of the day that are
productive for you and safeguard them – turn
off the alerts and get in the zone.
9 BE GOAL-ORIENTED.
If you think about your actions not in terms
of what is easy, but what will make you better
and get you closer to your objectives, your
chance of reaching a goal increases. You’ll
also have an easier time focusing if you
define your mission and vision the way a
company does.
10 CREATE HABITS, but don’t be afraid of
change. Sometimes you need to spice things
up. A routine can be comforting and easy,
but it can also lead to stale thinking. Seek
out new ideas and perspectives whenever
possible. Forming a habit takes on average
66 days, according to a 2009 study led by
psychologist Phillippa Lally of University
College London. As you attempt to change
your way of life and ways of thinking, give
yourself the time and space to make habits
stick. The results may surprise you.
CONSIDER THIS …
Female entrepreneurs are taking over. The
number of women-owned businesses has
nearly doubled, from 5.4 million firms in 1997
to 9.1 million in 2014, according to supplier
services firm Expert Market. These
enterprising women and their firms earned
$1.4 trillion in revenue, up from $819 billion
in 1997.
10 HABITS FOR SUCCESS
How you manage your time and talent matters
“Creativity is a habit, and the best
creativity is the result of good work habits.”
– Twyla Tharp, famed dancer and
choreographer who founded the Twyla Tharp
Dance Company
vSubmitted by Kathy Greeneway,
Certified Financial Planner with
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
on behalf of Twyla Tharp
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