Woman Knows: Having Confidence as a Working Woman

your son is running to the road, and a huge truck is driving in the

same direction, there’s no time to think; the life of your child

depends on your quick reactions. Of course, most of the situations are

less critical. For example, you’re standing near an ice-cream

shop and your daughter starts whining for a cone. You must quickly decide:

you can buy her a cone, or you may refuse and go home.

Ability to accept everything as it is. You’ve

always dreamed that your son will become an economist, but he hates

math. You wanted to have one child, but you got twins. There’s

no choice but to go with it, accept the situation, and learn to deal

with it. There’s a good chance that something will annoy you in

your new job – your success depends greatly on your ability to

adapt.

Ability to choose priorities and solve problems in order

of their importance. This is true of both crises at home and

at work.

Being physically strong. Having a small child, you

need to be physically tough. Remember how many nights you spent awake

next to your baby’s bed? Or your efforts during delivery? Do you

still consider yourself weak?

Productivity and organization. When my kids were

small, they loved to play and run in their room in the morning. So I

learned to do all the chores during those early hours. Every young mother

has to utilize every minute of the day, plus keep in mind the work schedules

of other family members. Therefore, she knows how to arrange everything

in the most productive way possible.

Well, that will do. So, do you still feel insecure and shy? You

may add more qualities to this list if you thoroughly analyze your own

parental experience.

New challenges

Of course, there will be more problems. Football games, school concerts

– all this shouldn’t prevent you from climbing the career

ladder. Ask your relatives to help you or find a good school and a nanny.

In this case, you will never blush when your prospective boss asks you

about your children at a job interview. On the contrary, you will smile

and proudly explain to him or her that you have one child (two, three,

four…), but it cannot prevent you from successful and productive

work.

Or maybe you’re already employed and you’re successfully

demonstrating all the above-mentioned qualities. Then you should determine

if your paycheck reflects all the skills you possess. Never under-estimate

yourself and nobody else will either.