Do you want proof that a woman is empowered and confident in who she is? Look at how she empowers other women. As the saying goes “Empowered Women Empower Women.” If you are looking to become more empowered through the way you empower other women, here are 5 tips that will surely help you out!
You cannot become a well-rounded successful person if you neglect your relationship with others, especially other women who can love and support you and vice versa.
It is imperative that, in a world where women are told to compete against one another, we instead stick together and grow together.
Here are five ways that we, as empowered women, can do just that.
Today, we’re talking about how to empower other women.
Empower Other Women
1. Compliment them on something other than beauty first
There is nothing wrong with being beautiful. I personally love looking and feeling beautiful and I am sure that many others feel the same.
The problem arises when beauty becomes all that we are valued for.
Generally, women are told to look and act a certain way in order to be liked. Society is constantly sending us the message that if we are not beautiful enough, then we simply are not enough.
But that’s NOT true!
There is so much more to us women than our looks – that’s just the cherry on top!
We are smart. We are creative. We are kind. We are great leaders. We are strong and have strong voices. We are passionate and extremely hard workers.
We are so much more than our physical beauty. And in a society that tells us that we are not, we need to hear differently.
I am not saying that you can never compliment another woman on her beauty. You definitely should if you think she’s got it going on. But try to compliment her on something else first, like the confidence in her walk or the way she holds her head high.
Let her know that you see her beauty and you realize that it extends beyond her exterior.
2. Listen to their story
Every woman has a story and it is important we know that our stories are worth sharing.
By giving another woman a chance to sit down and tell her story, you communicate to her that you believe the experiences she’s has are valuable, and thus, the person she has been shaped to be by those experiences is also valuable.
We also give strength to each other’s voices when we listen to other women’s stories. We tell other women that what they are saying has meaning. This will help empower her to believe in her voice next time she has to stand up for herself, her beliefs, and her experiences.
3. Don’t be envious, be inspired
I recently finished the book “Girl Code” by Cara Alwill, and it pointed out something to me that I have never thought of before.
When you envy someone, you actually admire them.
The person you envy either has something you want or acts how you want to act or looks a certain way you want to look. And there is nothing wrong with that.
The only thing that turns this admiration negative is the belief that they have something that you cannot have for one reason or another.
But the truth is, you can have whatever they have.
So instead of looking at someone who is living the life you want and being angry with them, be inspired by them. Look at theta they did to achieve their success and see how you can emulate it in your own life. Reach out to her and ask her for tips and guidance.
I guarantee that whatever she has, you can too – which leads me directly to my next point.
4. Believe in abundance
There is more than enough success to go around. There is more than enough love to go around. There is more than enough health to go around. There is more than enough.
Throughout history, women have been fed the lie that our value decreases as another woman’s value increases. We have been told that when another woman achieves something, we cannot achieve the same thing, or at least not at the same scale of success. This leads us to believe that if we encourage someone else, we are directly hurting our own prospects for success.
But the truth is, we do not have to sacrifice our dreams and worth in order to support another woman in achieving her own goals.
Once we realize this truth and that the resources for our personal wealth are abundantly available to us, we can truly open ourselves up to loving others and genuinely supporting their success.
5. Love yourself
The last and most important way that you can love others is by learning to love yourself first.
If you do not truly love yourself and are not content with who you are, you cannot genuinely love and support others. Even though someone you deeply care for may achieve something great and you applaud for them on the outside, on the inside you despise their success because you wanted it to be you.
You have to get to a place where you love yourself, where you’re from, where you’re at and where you’re going. Only then will you be able to show others love that comes from a genuine place in your heart.
As I said earlier, empowered women empower women. It will be very hard to grow to be the best version of yourself if you are working against the very people that share some of the same hardships as you. The good news is, it’s easier than we realize to show love to other women. We let them know that they are valuable by seeing beyond their beauty and listening to their voices and stories. And we aren’t afraid to be admired by other women and strive for our own version of success while supporting them every step of the way as well. But most importantly, we learn to love ourselves. Only then can we really be loving friends to others.
Today, we discussed how to empower other women.
Until next time,
