I grew up in a time where I believed women ruled the world – my Mum wore the trousers in my house, my Nan (who looked strikingly like the Queen) ruled her house, then we had the Queen (also known as 'Nan' to a confused infant) and the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.
This week Maggie Thatcher has her final send off and however you felt about her political views; her positioning made her an inspirational woman to many. So here are five of my favourite quotes from the lady herself that I hope will give you a little inspiration and some valuable lessons to help you achieve your own career goals –
1) "I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it."
Lesson #1 – Be consistent
2) "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
Lesson #2 – Pick yourself up and keep going
3) "What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose."
Lesson #3 – Stay focused, work hard and know your strengths and desired outcome
4) "I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."
Lesson #4 – Be patient yet determined
5) "Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd. But with Denis there I was never alone. What a man. What a husband. What a friend."
Lesson #5 - Know who can support you in tough times
Baroness Thatcher may have been a politician, but she was also a woman with a passion to achieve a goal, as well as a mother and a wife, and in the end an old lady. My wish is that we focus on the positive and my thoughts are with her family.
This week Maggie Thatcher has her final send off and however you felt about her political views; her positioning made her an inspirational woman to many. So here are five of my favourite quotes from the lady herself that I hope will give you a little inspiration and some valuable lessons to help you achieve your own career goals –
1) "I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it."
Lesson #1 – Be consistent
2) "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
Lesson #2 – Pick yourself up and keep going
3) "What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose."
Lesson #3 – Stay focused, work hard and know your strengths and desired outcome
4) "I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."
Lesson #4 – Be patient yet determined
5) "Being Prime Minister is a lonely job. In a sense, it ought to be: you cannot lead from the crowd. But with Denis there I was never alone. What a man. What a husband. What a friend."
Lesson #5 - Know who can support you in tough times
Baroness Thatcher may have been a politician, but she was also a woman with a passion to achieve a goal, as well as a mother and a wife, and in the end an old lady. My wish is that we focus on the positive and my thoughts are with her family.
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