Helen of Troy
Brighter art thou than flaming Jupiter
“I realized that searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of waiting for Prince Charming. We all grew up on the fairy tale “Seeping Beauty,” which instructs young women that if they just wait for their prince to arrive, they will be kissed and whisked away on a white horse to live happily ever after. Now young women are told that if they can just find the right mentor, they will be pushed up the ladder and whisked away to the corner office to live happily ever after.
“It’s a cultural instinct to wait to get picked. To seek out the permission and authority that comes from a publisher or talk show host or even a blogger saying, “I pick you.” Once you reject that impulse and realize that no one is going to select you–that Prince Charming has chosen another house–then you can actually get to work… No one is going to pick you.
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Faith + Art + Hope.
Make me laugh. Notice beauty. Teach me truth. Choose grace. Pour me out for those I love & those I don't. Share Jesus. Laugh with me.
I make connections and then I share them. I peel back layers so we can see the treasures buried underneath.
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Adventures are the best.
Adventures are the best! Everything can be an adventure. I am loving teaching my girls to be adventurous and to pursue their biggest dreams.
-Nicole
I LOVE this blog Nicole! I NEEDED to read this today. Thank you for this great read. Today, I choose to be my own awesome self! I am my own Helen of Troy.
You are so welcome! You are freakin awesome and worth fighting for. 🙂
-Nicole
Great advice Nicole! For both men and women.
Thank you, Mark! Yes. For both men and women, we are living in a time of incredible opportunity. We have to see ourselves as important enough to fight for – to choose ourselves.
-Nicole
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