Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ A letter to my SiStErs Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

First I want to say thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts.

I was motivated to write this to you, because sometimes certain things can’t be communicated verbally.

I am truly grateful that you chose to extend your skills, talents, gifts, time, and energy to this cause.

You could have joined many other groups, cliques, or organizations, but you see that this is bigger than that, even if you did purue other opportunities.

SSE can only survive on love and support. The heartbeat of the organization is solely based on what we all contribute to it.

There are all things that we must work on to become better women or VIRTUOUS women (if your heart skipped a beat, or if you feel like that statement is for you, it is…) ---

But that is why we are striving for Excellence. Excellence is above average, not perfection. Excellence is equivalent to high quality…That alone should demonstrate to others your our Worth.

This group is bigger than me & u; WE are creating history.

Do you realize that you have the power to influence the next generation?

Do you understand that in this very moment, you are reading this because you are purposed to help other women become everything that you are striving to become---which is better....Your BEST. #AboveAverage #Excellent

Sometimes we fight with our family members, because disagreements are inevitable. But we must forgive one another and keep moving forward.

If I have done anything to anyone of you, I apologize, sincerely. I promise from the bottom and top of my heart it wasn’t intentional. Now that I have taken accountability for any wrong actions, I commission you to do the same with your sisters. We all chose each other...

You are a light that shines in someone’s eyes. You are being watched by others. Be a great role model. When you decided to wear the name Sister Striving for Excellence across your chest, you made a decision to be an ambassador for a cause that will assist our future leaders and women.

We are Women with a purpose. We are Sisters Striving for Excellence! 

 

Butterfly hugs & kisses Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Tawana

You cannot LOVE while HATING, PROGRESS while OPPRESSING, come TOGETHER in DISUNITY, BUILD while TEARING down, JOIN while SEPARATING, UNDERSTAND while not LISTENING, GIVE while WITHHOLDING, CREATE while DESTROYING, OVERCOME while in FEAR.

 

IT IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE! -Iyanla Vanzant

3 Questions That Will Propel Your Work from Good to Excellent

By Scott Belsky

Excellence is not about the huge career jump or starting the big business tomorrow. It's about three questions: What are my genuine interests? What are my skill sets? What are the opportunities that I face right now? When it comes to being excellent, what we need to look for is the intersection of these three things. It's there that we need to pounce to reach our full potential.

I've met people who love music—their genuine interest—but they couldn't carry a tune for the life of them. Their passion for music brought them in touch with many musicians (their opportunity), and since their skill set was in operations, they found jobs as band managers and tour operators. They became excellent because they took a candid appraisal of their answers to those questions.

The other thing I've noticed about people who have achieved a measure of excellence is that they have a tendency toward action. If you want to open up a cupcake store, for example, do you really need to wait two years to find the perfect location, raise the money for the rent and refine your recipes? Or, can you start baking tomorrow and start selling to your friends? If you want to write a book, yes, you could outline it forever. Or you could write a quick blog post about the content and put it out there. You'll get feedback immediately on whether it's a viable idea or not.

That's important, because the difference between good and excellence is consistently incorporating feedback. If you have some success, you might think you've reached the limits of your potential, when, in fact, your job at that point is to solicit the opinions that people aren't giving you. If your desire is to make an impact in the world and to do something to the best of your abilities, you need that information. And people will not give it to you unless you squeeze it out of them.

The other mistake many of us make is to move on too quickly when we fail. Our tendency is to immediately try again. If your idea didn't work, you need to sit with this failure a moment. You need to ask your spouse, your partner, your friends, "What are the three things that I could have done differently?" It's painful—who wants to bask in their failure?—but that's how you increase your likelihood for excellence.

When your goal is to consistently improve your work, you need to be long-term greedy, not short-term greedy. What I mean is, if you have a new opportunity, ask yourself, "Am I working for people who are going to teach me? Am I getting closer to what I want to do in the future?" Look beyond the on-paper things, like, "Is the salary and benefits better at A or B?" That's the short-term-greedy approach. The long-term-greedy strategy is to evaluate the education you will get, the opportunities you're going to be exposed to.

I've come across people who were given a chance to make a lot of money, but the job wasn't something they loved. And you know what happened? They took it. They became a middle manager. They never really did what mattered most to them. And they never became excellent.

—As told to Oprah.com's Jancee Dunn

Congratulations to our 2012 SiStErs!!!!

We send out butterfly hugs to our twenty-two NEW SiStErs!!!!!

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Your happiness does not come from the moment, or the surroundings, or even from the people around you. It comes from you, and from your decision to feel its positive power.

NEVER downgrade your morals, self respect, and positive self image. Remember I am you, you are me and we are representations of SSE, Inc...

Do the RIGHT thing when no one is looking -- That's Integrity. (J. Meyer)

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