ROCHESTER WOMEN’S COUNCIL ATHENA AWARDS Words of Wisdom

Posted by Eileen Buholtz on January 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Be careful not to hurt your professional reputation on social networking sites.

Mary-Frances Winters twenty years ago said at an Athena Awards luncheon, If not me, who and if not now, when?

Our individual success is our collective success. Pay it forward. I help open doors for women because others open them for me.

Gloria Steinem said re Ginger Rogers: she did everything that Fred Astaire did but backwards and on high heels.

The TGIF Principle: Tenacity, gratitude, integrity, and faith.

The twenty-minute rule: do things for twenty minutes at a time; it gets you over the hump of getting started; after that it’s easy to keep going.

he Goddess Athena (for whom this award was named) was known for her thoughtfulness and heroic endeavors. One word of advice: persevere. Use the opportunity to increase your education and knowledge, to get on community boards, to work with existing clients, and to be out there working on your career. Set goals and stick to them. Increase your value to your current organization.

If there was one thing that one speaker would change, it would be to make young women instantly 50 years old to give them the confidence of a 50-year-old woman.

Successful endeavors come from passion.

These are the days not to be a team of one.

In response to Mayor Duffy’s challenge posed at the Rochester Downtown Development luncheon in December 2009 – “Why doesn’t anyone write a positive blog about Rochester?”…. here it is, Mayor.

Wisdom gleaned from the 22 Nominees for ROCHESTER WOMEN’S COUNCIL ATHENA AWARDS at the luncheon on January 21, 2010

Don’t be married to a plan; be married to a goal.
Let the people working for you work your “weaknesses”. Everyone should work her strengths.
If you don’t have a passion, you are not going to be happy.
There are no obstacles to your dreams, only challenges.
Believe in yourself. Find that place in yourself that brings greatness.
In these times, you cannot give up; connect, connect, connect. Be out there making a difference. Hang on. Things will change. We are not doomed to living in a recession for the rest of our careers. Make each part-time and voluntary opportunity pay off.
Be careful not to hurt your professional reputation on social networking sites.
Mary-Frances Winters twenty years ago said at an Athena Awards luncheon, If not me, who and if not now, when?
Our individual success is our collective success. Pay it forward. I help open doors for women because others open them for me.
Gloria Steinem said re Ginger Rogers: she did everything that Fred Astaire did but backwards and on high heels.
The TGIF Principle: Tenacity, gratitude, integrity, and faith.
The twenty-minute rule: do things for twenty minutes at a time; it gets you over the hump of getting started; after that it’s easy to keep going.
The Goddess Athena (for whom this award was named) was known for her thoughtfulness and heroic endeavors. One word of advice: persevere. Use the opportunity to increase your education and knowledge, to get on community boards, to work with existing clients, and to be out there working on your career. Set goals and stick to them. Increase your value to your current organization.
If there was one thing that one speaker would change, it would be to make young women instantly 50 years old to give them the confidence of a 50-year-old woman.
Successful endeavors come from passion.
These are the days not to be a team of one.