It’s not brave to refuse to pay attention, to refuse to notice, to refuse to feel and know and imagine. “Tish is sensitive, and that is her superpower. Her philosophy is that bold women are the ones who forge forward and make history-and that any woman can be the best, bold version of herself if only she gives herself permission. Likewise, women have been conditioned to let go of their strong personality or tone down their sparkle but Doyle thinks ‘being seen and not heard’ is about the worst thing a woman can do in all aspects of life. “I will not stay, not ever again – in a room or conversation or relationship or institution that requires me to abandon myself.” These days, our career paths take many more turns than those of our parents or older colleagues, so expecting their advice to lead us in the right direction is pretty fruitless. Doyle’s life path was anything but ordinary and expecting good advice from those outside of her lane is about as useless as a back pocket on a tee shirt. Have you ever heard the saying that you shouldn’t take advice from people whose business or life you wouldn’t want? This is the same line of thinking-and it’s crucial to anyone who wants to blaze a new trail. So I have stopped asking people for directions to places they’ve never been.”

After all, if you’re not enjoying the ride, what’s the point? Think about it like this: women in particular have been conditioned to believe that they must say the right thing, do the right thing, even believe the right things in order to make her way through life and get what she wants… when in reality, independent thinking and choosing to seek out what actually makes you happy is a much more sustainable approach in life and in business. “When a woman finally learns that pleasing the world is impossible, she becomes free to learn how to please herself.” Whether that means starting your own business or working your way to the c-suite, these thoughts and anecdotes will help just about any professional women navigate her way to the top-whatever that means for her-while enjoying the view on the way up. Below, we’ve rounded up some of the best anecdotes and takeaways that we particularly loved in Glennon Doyle’s Untamed, these little nuggets of wisdom will teach women exactly how to navigate their professional lives while staying true to themselves and actually enjoying the process of working toward professional goals and accomplishments rather than just chasing the next thing.

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