The Olympics are much more than just a sporting event. They are a time when the whole world comes together to be inspired.
Today's spotlight: Women Entrepreneurs
Ambition is not a dirty word.
No woman handled it better than U.S. Beach volleyball superstars Keri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor (right) when in an interview Keri was criticized as being too competitive. Her response? "What's the problem with being too competitive when it comes to this level of competition?"
I love that response!
The 2008 Olympic women athletes are teaching us that it is perfectly all right to be ambitious, determined, and impressive on a grand-scale—to take what you do onto the world stage and compete with others to be your personal best.
What’s more, these athletes show us that being ambitious and competitive does not make you a bad wife, negligent mother, or bitch. On the contrary, the women Olympic athletes know that it's important to be strong, courageous, and willing to go after your dreams. They show us that honing your talent and making a contribution to the world means that you are honoring yourself as a woman. And that's good news for American women entrepreneurs.
Did you get to see the dynamic duo, Walsh and Treanor advance through to the gold? Weren't they just amazing? What do you think of Walsh's response to being called too competitive?
Susan L. Reid
The original Accidental Pren-her™
Award-winning author of Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success
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