Things Every young Woman Should Know to be independent-thinking, self-sufficient, confident, and high-achieving global citizens:
Personal Character/Self-Esteem (loving you is not optional, its vital to your success)
- Understand who you are, who you are not, and the power of being who you want to be**
- Have a clear set of values, principles, and integrity**
- Know how to be yourself no matter what **
- Know how to love yourself and be your own best friend**
- Know not to limit yourself and be aware of the world around you**
- Know how to articulate and express your feelings**
- Know how to have fun and not take yourself too seriously**
- Understanding and coming to terms with your past, creating and defining your future**
Physical Health & Beauty (Outer beauty should be a reflection of your inner beauty)
- Get check ups regularly
- Have an exercise routine
- Know how to Listen to your body**
- Know how to cook a few good meals & eat balanced meals **
- Know how to carry yourself: walk tall, have a make-up or skin care regimen, appreciate individual beauty (lessons in classiness, sexiness, and trashiness know the difference)**
Education, Career, Money (Set Clear goals and pursue them 100%)
- Know how to be focused, how to set goals, and how to obtain them (vision boards, mission statements,etc,)**
- Raise the bar on yourself
- Know the components of a well-rounded education
- Have a good work ethic and study habits
- Explore your skills, talents, passions, hobbies and capitalize on them**
- Know how to think about money, make money, and manage money**
- Know how to behave at an interview: resume-building, attire, communication**
Mental Health/Spirituality ( Discover your purpose in life)
- Read!!! The right books can change your life**
- Know how to be in tune with and listen to your spirit**
- Know how to have faith and confidence in yourself**
- Create your own rituals **
Relationships (Build lasting relationships that could change your life)
- Knowing your role or the role you want to play/adding value**
- Respect yourself and others
- How to Network: starting conversations with someone you do not know, ending conversations politely**
- Know how to communicate effectively
- Learn from others’ mistakes, Get mentors!
- Take your time to cultivate relationships with people
- Understand the basics to dating at a young age, sex, and what a man expects from you
- Understand how you should be treated, what you want out of a man and what you would like to offer someone else**
- How to be interdependent vs. dependent vs. independent**
- Understand that people in your life should add value, seeing and appreciating others for who they are not who you want them to be**
- Know the importance of unity and community (global,local) and family
