Secrets of Six-Figure Women

“It may sound New Age, but high-powered women want work that allows them to realize their full selves.” That’s precisely what I heard from six-figure women. Their pursuit of greater profit triggered a personal evolution. Some even referred to it as a spiritual quest of recapturing (or discovering) their dreams, living fuller lives.

Talking openly about one’s income is still considered taboo. Oh sure, women moan and groan freely about how little they make. But how often do they wax on about their rising wages?

It was the intensity of focus on their work, not the number of hours they spent doing it, that factored so heavily into these women’s financial success.

This is where I learned that belief in yourself doesn’t mean the absence of self-doubt.

We women have got to stop devaluing ourselves and demand what we’re worth.

What if we shifted the spotlight from women’s plight to women’s progress? What if we turned our attention from what’s wrong with the system and instead analyzed what’s working for those who are succeeding? We’re not ignoring the problem; we’re merely shifting our perspective.

Underearning is not to be confused with voluntary simplicity, a conscious choice to live with less. Deliberately reducing our consumption along with our cash flow is a calculated move to a saner, more peaceful way of life. The lives of underearners are anything but sane and peaceful. They are often overworked and financially strapped. They commonly

Almost every woman I interviewed expressed a genuine longing to live life on her own terms, and that desire—be it for autonomy or achievement, for happiness or fame—imbued her with a wellspring of raw energy that kept pushing her higher and higher.

Working Hard Doesn’t Mean Working All the Time.