What Women Business Owners Can Learn From Barack and McCain

Man what a great day Nov. 4, 2008 was. This is a day that will go down into our history books. I don't think I've ever felt as proud as I did yesterday. I don't think I've ever felt as hopeful as I did the very moment I saw 294 in the electoral votes for Barack. Even though I got up at 5 am yesterday so that I could vote and went to bed around 2am last night, I awoke at 7am this morning because I could not sleep. The reason I could not sleep is because I could not stop thinking about something that Barack said in his speech last night. He said that he could not have made history if it wasn't for his team and all of the hard work that they did on his campaign. Just think about this. Outside of the people who live in Chicago, most of us never heard of Barack Obama until 2 years ago and today he is the President of the United States. Our President! Can you just imagine what would happen if you assembled a team and worked tirelessly for two years on your business? Can you imagine if you had that special group to help cheer you on when you felt like giving up? Well I don't know about you, but I can. I can visualize where I will be in the next two years. I know that I will grow my business into a multi-million dollar media empire. Why do I know this? Because I learned a lesson from both Barack and McCain. Two years ago they came on the scene and we had no idea who they were but their plan was to introduce themselves to us so that in the end they could get what they really wanted which was the presidency. They both put together a team and their journey began. Although McCain fought a good fight, his strategy was not as strong as Baracks. Baracks team put together a strategy that lead him to his ultimate goal which was hold the top leadership position in our country.

What lesson did I learn you may ask? Well I learned that no man is an island. I learned that to reach the goals that you set for you and your business you have to be crystal clear about what you want without a doubt in your mind. I learned that you need the right strategy and the last thing that I learned is that you need the right team to help you carry out that strategy. So I say to all of you who have goals of having a successful business, take a lesson from the candidates and do what they've done.

Audrey is the owner of Sister Inc. which is a company that help women start their own business. She is also the author of The Sister Inc. Blueprint For Starting And Running A Successful Business. Audrey writes a monthly business column for a newspaper and is the host of Master Mind Mondays radio talk show host. Audrey is also the executive producer of her new film RISE: An Entrepreneur's Journey To The Top. http://www.SisterInc.com Audrey@sisterinc.com