What does it mean to be a visible woman?
From my perspective, being a visible woman means allowing yourself to be seen in the world for who you are, with personal mastery and confidence. Not always easy and surely not always understood by others.
You are likely feeling the pull to be more too. To be seen and heard. To have love, success and make a bigger impact.
Right?
I get that now, but I didn't always. I often wanted to hide behind others or not speak up for fear of being misunderstood or sounding stupid.
Also
- I was afraid to say what I wanted – (or even know what I wanted)
- I was afraid of making mistakes or not being liked
- I didn't have the confidence to step out of my old way of being
- I didn't think I had the skill to learn or the capacity to receive more
- I didn't feel pretty enough
- ..yes, lot of reasons why not
But, at the right time – I got my shit together. I got sick and tired of playing small, feeling invisible, not allowing myself to have the love, the career and the joy….I wanted more and I figured out just what that was. It was mine to decide and have.
Your femininity, commitment and personal power sets an example and literally sends out the vibrations of what’s possible for you.
Who you are…
Your presence and connection to yourself is what makes you unique, brilliant and destined for success… yet, unique and brilliant are only one part of the equation.
Becoming destined for success requires way more of YOU…
- Stepping forward, elevating and mastering yourself, even your business or relationship skill-sets that ultimately, empowers you to be of greater service and support to others.
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Focusing in on a deeper level of strength and determination that sets you apart from just "good enough" and moves you into excellence and elegance in all that you are and all that you do
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Making an even greater commitment to go beyond what you thought was possible for your success, your love life, your business – all of it.
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Redefining who you are now + cultivating who you’re required to become in the process.
This process is called Mastery…and, it's reflected in ALL areas of your life. It's allowing yourself to be visible. To let go of what they expect or want from you. To build up your confidence and personal power so you can achieve a level of excellence in ALL that you are and ALL that you do – this is art in the making – you becoming the masterpiece of a confident visible woman.
It's a further development of both your mindset and skill set. It can be taught…and it can be learned.
Dream Big!
Teresa Salhi
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A great article I am so glad I was able to read this and gave a lot of great inspirational tips about buissnes and life.Thanks for sharing this.,
Lori English
I’ll be be posting this where I can see it. “Making an even greater commitment to go beyond what you thought was possible for your success, your love life, your business – all of it.” I need to stretch some more and this is a beautiful inspiration.
I love the message. Sharing who you are and not playing small is a message so needed to be heard.
I’m very committed to self-mastery on all levels. I so appreciate the encouragement.
You are welcome Sandra.
Very empowering, thank you for sharing. I love your comment about this is art in progress! it is so true.
Wonderful, thank you Summer.
Great post lady and an important message for women to hear. Will be sharing on my fan page to help support and empower my community. Keep up the great work xo
Thank you April. I am honored to have you share with your community.
Great Message, Teresa! So many women need to be reminded how valuable they are and how they can be successful by leveraging their uniqueness instead of trying to be like others, or trying to be liked, or trying to be successful. It is so good to allow yourself just BE, without trying….
I’ve always been very outspoken, Teresa, and have used my ability to speak and write about matters that are often ignored because they are unpleasant to raise awareness about them and create change.
That being said, I know that many of us have been conditioned to be in-visible and with the right support and desire to change, we can become in-vincible.
We hold the power for change within us.
This is a challenge many women have and I was certainly no exception for many years. Then I was blessed to work for this man who really believed in me. Without ever asking he became a mentor and urged me to speak up and become “visible” and his confidence literally changed my life.
What we seldom realize is that this is a lesson we can lose sight of over time if we allow ourselves to fall back into old patterns, and your post has reminded me I’ve been just a little to invisible lately. Thank you!
Love this. I frequently feel that while I would like to be a voice for older women (and nurses in particular) – I have to be RIGHT about everything. For instance, when the ebola scare came to America, I wanted to be a voice for nurses (Why DIDN’T nurses get the same protective equipment as the folks from the CDC?!) However, because I didn’t have the time to deeply research the virus, I chose to stay silent – & I didn’t write the blog post that may have helped a lot of nurses (& my writing career)!
What a great reflection Joan with such a personal experience. Sometimes our own fear of being right is already right. There was reason to be concerned and that is what you wanted to shine a light on.
Oh yes, I remember all too well keeping my mouth shut during meetings because I thought my opinion didn’t matter. It can be tough getting over those feelings and even when you do… you can slip back into it too. Great post, thanks Teresa!!
Yes, exactly Lisa. I have found that as women we have a strong feeling about something but oftentimes voicing is causes others to challenge it. Our society does not easily accept feelings unless backed by data…therefore, we have learned to keep quiet. I see this changing and the honor of our intuition is slowly becoming accepted. At the same time, we too must keep practicing and trusting ourselves. Thank you for sharing.
I got totally recharged from your post. Every word resonnated with me.
Love it Joyce! That feels wonderful to hear. You are obviously upleveling and moving forward.
I’m going to say that I am one of those who is more visible than most.. usually saying and doing what is on my mind. lol
You rock Kristen!
It’s always good to be reminded of who I am. My mission in life is to connect people with God’s healing love and, although the world tries to drown that out, I know who I am.
So beautiful Carol!
There are times that I find myself acting small. I think too many women do this. We act small and we speak small, stand small and more. We should work to empower each other and hold each other accountable to living BIG and BOLD.
I agree and it is why I do what I do. To support women to stop playing small in their life so they can truly do what they are passionate about..
I love this post! It’s so easy to act small. I think it is important to expand ourselves even if it’s scary. Talking about what our goals are and getting feedback really helps me get a clearer picture of what I want in a bigger life. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Sabrina, scary is usually only that for a brief time – and then it becomes familiar.
LOVED this post Teresa!!! We are powerful and unique each in our own way 🙂 Really enjoyed reading and had a few “aha” moments as well, thank you girl! Awesome share!!
Wonderful Joan – glad you liked it and tickled about the aha’s…I so love those myself. 🙂
As long as we are alive, we have the opportunity to stretch and grow ourselves. At different points in our biography, our desires and goals will be change, however, the key is to always stay curious and to live in a sense of wonder, as we never know what future is coming towards us. All we have to keep doing is saying “yes to life”.
Here’s to our sense of wonder! Thanks Beverley!
Wonderful post that all women need to get so they stop playing small.
Thanks Rosyln.
Oh, do I love this post, Teresa! So many women can relate–especially those of us raised in the age to be “nice,” no matter what. But oh, my, do I love this: “I got sick and tired of playing small.” YES! It’s time we as women jump into the arena and play big 🙂
Thank you for this!
I am here to help rally the troops and bring women together so they do jump in the arena and play bigger so they do what they are called to do….thank you for the comments Susan!