How to Go Further Faster with Raquel Ramirez

More than the challenges and limitations we talk about women these days, how do we encourage women to take concrete steps to be more intentional and strategic in their growth and achieving their goals?

We say, vouch for her, recommend her, speak well of her, and encourage her to be bold to take those steps to invest in herself.

Raquel Ramirez has an 18-year background in the public, private and international sectors, including prominent roles held in the Mexican Foreign Ministry to the United Nations. She is known as a keynote speaker globally, including in the USA, Mexico, Switzerland, and China.

In this episode, Raquel shares that women can achieve more beyond their expectations. With the right insight, support, and guidance, they can take on more risks to be more relevant to the community. That women hold power within them to make significant contributions to the world. And more importantly, that they will likely more to succeed if they invest and bet on themselves.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Find out what mistakes women mostly commit so they know how to get clear on their strengths and talents so they likely succeed faster
• Find out valuable resources for more women support and uplifting for them to be able to succeed in a much faster way
• Learn how women can create an impression of being confident and having something of value and importance to say

“The fundamental ground to build on is self-awareness. Just know that your mistakes don't define you; the lessons do.”

- Raquel Ramirez

Topics Covered:

01:45 - What for her is an ideal client?

02:07 - The problem that Raquel responds to: The gap between what women are achieving today and what women can be achieving.

03:24 - Symptoms of the problem women find themselves in: Women are feeling overwhelmed, unseen, unheard, a lot of times unsupported, or with the lack of having strategies on how to achieve their goals.

04:06 - Mistakes she believes women do: Not asking for help, being afraid to be vulnerable, but ultimately, and more fundamentally, not actively seeking a mentor or a coach.

04:46 - What consolidating self-awareness can do to start solving women’s problems.

05:24 - A three-day FREE masterclass you can look forward to in December entitled ‘How To Get the Top Six Skills in Order to Improve your Career.' Visit here: https://sites.google.com/view/rrconsultingforher/career-master-program

06:00 - Quintuple-packed value of resources to make women achieve faster in their goals

07:51 - One meaningful piece of advice she has for women: I encourage women to become aware of their patterns and their power to choose a different way to respond to the different situations they face.

Key Takeaways:

“When women are trying to solve problems on their own, I view it as taking the slower path. I believe that one of the mistakes is not asking for help, being afraid to be vulnerable, but ultimately, and more fundamentally, the mistake of not actively seeking a mentor or a coach.” - Raquel Ramirez

“The beginning of solving this problem is consolidating a self-awareness. I encourage people to get clear on their strengths and talents and start holding them today.” - Raquel Ramirez

“How do we as women make our presence felt in different conference rooms? Be ready to be between the first and the third person to speak when you're in the meeting because this creates an impression of being confident and having something of value and importance to say.” - Raquel Ramirez

“I truly believe in the impact that using affirmations in overcoming our difficulties can do.” - Raquel Ramirez

Resources:

• A three-day FREE masterclass you can look forward to in December entitled ‘How To Get the Top Six Skills in Order to Improve your Career.' Visit here: https://sites.google.com/view/rrconsultingforher/career-master-program
• For powerful, scientifically validated personality tests to help you grow and find your way in life, click here: https://www.truity.com/
• Book Resource: Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel

Ways to Connect with Raquel Ramirez:

• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/rrconsultingforher/home
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RRconsultingforher/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raquelramirezconsultingforher/

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