Over the last few years, as I found the courage to leave a career I hated (law) and I began writing my first two books, If Women Ran the World, Sh*t Would Get Done and What Would You Do If YOU Ran the World?, I have met so many amazing women who are doing so many amazing things in the world.  In fact, I’ve started to wonder if kicking butt is actually our twenty-fourth chromosome!  

Yet, I’ve also started to realize how often women sacrifice what matters most to them, be it because of self-doubt, other people, circumstances, or the society they live in.  I’ve noticed that settling for less than what we want can be as common for women as our love affair with chocolate or our hate affair with cellulite.  I think it’s time for that to change! 

This week, as we head into the Independence Day holiday and a celebration of freedom, ask yourself the following question: 

What am I ready to be free of so I can live my dream life? 

No matter what the answer is (be it low self esteem, unsupportive friends or even an unsupportive partner, a lack of belief or something else), know that your dreams are waiting for you to say yes to them. They can't happen otherwise!

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."  Isn't TODAY the perfect day to start saying yes to yours?