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in your life, it is most likely of them doing in your life, it is most likely of them doing
love the most? love the most?
ordinary things at home. It is only later in ordinary things at home. It is only later in
Start by taking a break every day, no Start by taking a break every day, no
our lives that we recognize that we were our lives that we recognize that we were
matter how short, from the business part matter how short, from the business part
experiencing something extraordinary— experiencing something extraordinary—
of life and connect with your loved ones. of life and connect with your loved ones.
just how powerful a woman’s instinct is to just how powerful a woman’s instinct is to
If your children are still at home, just be If your children are still at home, just be
protect and nurture the people they care protect and nurture the people they care
present. Laugh, talk, find opportunities present. Laugh, talk, find opportunities
Sassy Bird Interiors
about. about.
to share your feelings about life. Tell to share your feelings about life. Tell
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Scientists have documented that there Scientists have documented that there
them a story from work that taught you a them a story from work that taught you a
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is a nurturing center found in the female is a nurturing center found in the female
lesson while you are trying a new recipe, lesson while you are trying a new recipe,
brain that is absent in the male brain. brain that is absent in the male brain.
planning a family outing, or just sitting planning a family outing, or just sitting
Holly Harrison has been a licensed interior Holly Harrison has been a licensed interior
We are not suggesting that men We are not suggesting that men
together. Tell your daughter the beginning together. Tell your daughter the beginning
designer for over 40 years. Shannon Stage designer for over 40 years. Shannon Stage
do not care or that we did not do not care or that we did not
of a family story and suggest she call a of a family story and suggest she call a
has spent nearly 25 years in the giftware has spent nearly 25 years in the giftware
feel loved or learn from the feel loved or learn from the
grandmother or an aunt to hear how it grandmother or an aunt to hear how it
industry. Together they own Sassy Bird industry. Together they own Sassy Bird
men in our lives, but we saw men in our lives, but we saw
ends. The next time you speak to your ends. The next time you speak to your
Interiors in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Interiors in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
ourselves in our mothers ourselves in our mothers
children that have grown and flown, let children that have grown and flown, let
and grandmothers. We were and grandmothers. We were
them know you think of them every day. them know you think of them every day.
watching our future selves watching our future selves
Celebrate their achievements and your Celebrate their achievements and your
tackle the world right before tackle the world right before
own over the phone. own over the phone.
our eyes. It is this ability to our eyes. It is this ability to
Stay in touch with girlfriends outside of Stay in touch with girlfriends outside of
empathize and care for empathize and care for
work. Every successful woman needs to work. Every successful woman needs to
others that we take into others that we take into
ground herself in the friends they have ground herself in the friends they have
the workplace as well. the workplace as well.
known throughout their lives. Schedule known throughout their lives. Schedule
The challenge for The challenge for
phone calls on a regular basis to share phone calls on a regular basis to share
today’s successful today’s successful
new stories and retell the good ones new stories and retell the good ones
businesswoman businesswoman
everyone knows. Host a woman only everyone knows. Host a woman only
is how to is how to
dinner party and savor the joy found in dinner party and savor the joy found in
continue continue
spending time with like-minded women. spending time with like-minded women.
the legacy the legacy
When it is time to get back to business, When it is time to get back to business,
of the of the
recognize you take your innate ability recognize you take your innate ability
powerful powerful
to nurture with you. Lean on the female to nurture with you. Lean on the female
colleagues you can trust. Talk, listen, colleagues you can trust. Talk, listen,
women women
that went that went
and share the load. Renew your spirit by and share the load. Renew your spirit by
before us before us
reminding yourself of where you have reminding yourself of where you have
in the era in the era
come from and what you have achieved come from and what you have achieved
of changing of changing
by mentoring a young businesswoman. by mentoring a young businesswoman.
roles at home and roles at home and
Lift her up, inspire her to follow her Lift her up, inspire her to follow her
at work? How do we at work? How do we
dreams, and open a door for her if you dreams, and open a door for her if you
embrace the evolving roles embrace the evolving roles
can. And when it is time for you to walk can. And when it is time for you to walk
in today’s business world and at in today’s business world and at
into the room and take charge, just say into the room and take charge, just say
the same time maintain a home the same time maintain a home
to yourself, “Come on mama, come on to yourself, “Come on mama, come on
that nurtures the people we that nurtures the people we
grandma, let’s go—it is time to shine.” grandma, let’s go—it is time to shine.”
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