Laura Brown: I always like to ask women about ambition. Tell me about yours.
Viola Davis: When we speak of ambition as women, it should not just be relegated to work. The power to influence is in the smaller, personal moments. Sometimes with women, we feel like ambition means tough, and that gets mistaken for being mean-spirited.
Laura Brown : You can own your shit without being a bitch.
Viola Davis : The most important thing you can do is own your story. And then pass that story with all of its failures, all the joy, all the lessons learned, all the mistakes, pass it on to a young girl when you’re giving advice. Don’t filter it and channel it into your best moments. I believe when the last person dies who has a memory of you, that’s when you truly will be dead. So what do you want that memory to be?
So insightful, especially that last remark about being truly dead when the last person who remembers you is gone.
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I too found that thought provoking , and profound, more so because we truly are not always aware who we impact. Thank you for reading.
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Beautiful conversation indeed! I think as women we need every encouragement to state our ambition in all its aspects!
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I agree as women we are more often to downplay are ambitions and dreams. When we should be sharing them and speaking them out loud so that they can breathe into reality. Thank you for reading.
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I love this. I was telling a sister today that if we would stop covering up so much trying to appear squared away, we could really help each other. We overcome by the words of our testimonies.
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I agree we should all make our mess our message, and use it to inspire others to find their best self. I think you may enjoy this post Money Resolutions, particularly the last paragraph
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