Do you truly own the difference that you make or do you minimize your contributions? Do you struggle with taking compliments, credit, and appreciation for something that you’ve done?

In my experience, women can often be wonderful deflectors. It can feel uncomfortable for us to receive that kind of appreciation and acknowledgment.

Women, in general, don’t take enough time to celebrate our accomplishments because we’re always so busy about getting on to the next thing on the “to do” list. There’s a core belief underlying this minimizing behavior that tells us, “I’m not good enough.”

What that means for the woman entrepreneur is we may not have a fully realized sense of our self-worth. This can show up in our business in many ways, such as not following up effectively on leads, having sporadic or inconsistent marketing efforts, or procrastinating on making a great idea a reality.

The brilliant woman entrepreneur owns the difference she makes. She is tapped into her divine feminine power and allows that flow of wisdom and energy to guide her in business and in life. She receives compliments with grace. She is able to charge what she’s truly worth and as a result is able to attract the kinds of clients she wants to work with, and create a profitable and successful business as a result.

Being able to own the difference you make and the light you shine in the world is critical.

It’s become apparent in today’s economy that this dog-eat-dog competitive model of business that our society has adopted is falling apart.  Buckminster Fuller talked about it a long time ago when he said, “We have to make this shift from a model that’s based on scarcity and independence into a model of thinking about abundance and interdependence.”  I believe this is where women can really step-up to shape and mold the business world into a new sustainable direction.

Women possess a unique quality of feminine leadership and a particularly unique role and vision that they bring to the biggest problems.  In the business world, women face a unique set of challenges.  Women tend to have a more holistic approach to solving problems.  Women are very much tapped into (and designed with) an intuitive sense.  This can be both good and bad.

Women tune into how everybody is feeling.  Is this working?  What do I have to weave together in my role?  Women are naturally geared to looking at the care of other people.  On one hand this can become a challenge because in business there are decisions to make.  As a woman, you need to be able to handle people not agreeing with your opinions.  You need to let go of the expectation to make everyone happy.  On the other hand, a woman’s ability to hold a holistic view and form relationships in the right way is going to make a big impact in how to solve some of the challenges that are faced.