🥂 Glass Ceilings aren't Expensive

It would've been nice to talk about cybersecurity today, but there's no way we could miss out on celebrating International Women's Day. ✨

And so, to every woman who comes across this:

Remember that you're free to do whatever you want.

Rise of the Underdogs:

Of course it sounds funny.

But there's a ring of truth to it, too.

Wage gaps, work-life balance, misogyny, lack of representation, delayed promotions, and the list goes on. . .

They're often taken lightly, and in a society which loves to pit women against each other, finding solutions gets harder, too.

Oftentimes, the most generic advice that you get is to either stand up for yourself or brush it off like everybody else because you'll just become unlikable.

For this week, we collected some practical tips from women who've been in similar situations and turned them into a list of reminders:

• Inner voices: Whenever you begin to doubt yourself, remember that failure doesn't exist. Hitting pit bottom makes your breakthrough even more legendary, so calm down and focus on execution.

• Burnout: Don't overcommit to things that don't matter to you. It's human nature to want to fit in to others' ideals of success, but who on earth told you everyone has to do the same crap?

• Being ignored: You'll find tons of ambitious guys when networking who often form their own cliques and love talking over you. One thing you should do is NEVER stop talking. It doesn't matter if you think it's stupid, adding 'matter-of-fact' before every sentence makes it smart.

• Employment: Apply for everything if you fulfill at least 60% of the criteria. There's a certain lack of mentorships where women aren't given as much advice as men by senior managers, and you'll need the guts to go ask for everything you want by yourself. (Although we'd love to recommend exclusively working under women hehe.)

• Harassment: Document and trace everything from emails to calls. It takes serious effort, but only makes it easier to deal with during the case of something serious.

This Week's Podcast Episode🎉

Barbara Corcoran: A Shark Tank investor and founder of the Corcoran Group

Being one of 10 children, Corcoran had grown up in a very competitive environment where every sibling was vying for their parents' attention. Although her family wasn't very well-off, the lack of money growing up never really affect her much as her parents barely compared people in terms of their wealth and status.

Dyslexia:

"If you don't learn to read, you'll always be stupid."

The words of her 3rd-grade teacher stuck to her like gum. Dyslexia posed a big challenge to her in school. She was referred to as nothing more than a nice kid, and Corcoran recalls that good grades weren't necessarily her forte.

However, as they say, insults can drive great results, and the fear of being called stupid again was her motivation to strive for better.

Journey:

Corcoran worked 23 jobs before she finally started her own business, becoming the best residential estate firm in NYC.

Where'd she get her first loan from?

She got her first $1000 loan from her then-boyfriend, who owned 51% of the shares and later on ran away with Corcoran's secretary.

"You'll never succeed without me."

Those were his last words for her when she quit to start her luxury, international real estate company, but boy was he wrong.

Marketing:

"I was competing with the old boys' network, and they were asleep at the wheel."

In an oversaturated niche in New York, Corcoran's advantage was the cockiness of privileged, white men who didn't want to try anything new. She seized that opportunity to send out her craziest ideas to the press and create outrage as her marketing strategy.

Corcoran recalls that it felt like an iron rod was being pushed through her skull whenever men talked down to her, but that anger made her strive for better.

She realized that being underestimated and ignored gave her the freedom to try out many different things without bearing anyone's judgment.

Shark Tank:

Corcoran's philosophy is investing in the owner, not the business. However great the idea might be, she wants to guarantee that the founders are ambitious and driven enough to continue in the long term.

Without a doubt, she's also very biased toward underprivileged founders.

Iconic Sentence?

Complaining is thievery. It takes away your energy and productivity.

**Credits: Diary of a Ceo

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And this is just an extra, but here's a collection of memes to make your day: ('Cause it's Monday.)

We'll be back next week to hog your emails again. ⛷️

Signing out,

Your Beloved Rundown Team.