Be Yourself, Confident, Limitless !

To all the strongest women out there, we admire and salute you! Hope this day reminds you of how beautiful you are and you deserve all the best in life! Happy Women's Day!

In this article, I would like to share few points with all of you which has helped me.

1. Be confident - The first step to achieve something is you should be confident about yourself, your knowledge, your capability. Do not think Who will say what ? What will happen if I do this? Keep practicing this. I believe in Fail Fast approach. You try something. If you fail, its ok, you may not have achieved 100% but you might have reached to next step.
2. Fit In - Do not assume yourself different. Join different groups, not only women groups. Create rapport with all stakeholders, have your own identity in an organisation/community. Keep your elevator pitch ready. Use it whenever you meet new people. Make connections. Support each other. Learn from each other.
3. Find your sponsor - A sponsor is not the same thing as a mentor. A good mentor will talk with you and help you learn and grow from their experience. A sponsor is someone who also talks about you as your active advocate. A mentor is someone who contributes to your development. A sponsor is a leader who is committed to your advancement. So it's very important to find your sponsor.
4. Ignore, Control Emotions - Keep yourself away from negativity. I know it's difficult to achieve. But practice it. Ignore the people/thoughts which demotivates you.
5. Keep Learning - Set your goals, keep learning to meet goals. Software field is always evolving, so we need to adapt to changes, keep learning, develop the required skills. We should be continuous learner.
6. Rejuvenate, take breaks - Career is a long journey. It's like driving on a highway. Do not compete with each other, do not try to overtake. Instead, enjoy the scenery and stop to enjoy the scenery. Breaks are must to rejuvenate yourself. Take breaks when needed.
7. Hobbies, Giving back to Society - You should find time for your hobbies. Enjoy some hobbies which will refresh you. You can also find some time to give back to society, share your knowledge, participate in meet-ups. Its great feeling when you are helping society.

Happy Women's day !

To know more about International Women's day, please read here.