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Yes! Be daring.

Find out how to live a daring life!

Posted Jun 9, 2017 in Inspiration   4 minutes

Find out how to live a daring life! I keep asking how do you become a Titan? No, I don’t want to be a god or God. I just want to make things happen. I’m studying female Titans in the modern day. It’s an informal passionate investigation for my personal curiosity.

First, you have to understand the definition of a Titan: one that is gigantic in size or power; one that stands out for greatness of achievement.

This Titan curiosity has developed because I can’t “stay where I am.” I’m driven. I enjoy a challenge to keep going. I’m not an athletic person being a six-foot tall woman, which may have defined a mythological Titan at one time. My gym coach in sixth grade begged me to play basketball. I just don’t like to sweat and think exercise is mindless for me personally. I do admire athletes. I understand there’s a HUGE head game and LOTS of practice to rise to the top of a sport. I want to exercise my brain. I keep asking how the Titans of business get from an individual-with-an-idea to a-team-of-people-earning-millions. Does this spark a hint of curiosity for you?

I love to read. It’s a good thing. I have a profile on s-e-v-e-r-a-l social media platforms to keep up with what’s happening in the world. A few business Titans have popped up on my reading radar. Recently, Shonda Rhimes name kept cycling through because of her impact on diversity in media and association with Oprah – who no longer even needs her last name mentioned.

Side bar, Prince actually became a symbol.

Yes!I started hearing people talk about saying ‘yes’ to everything. I wasn’t hearing any qualifier following the ‘yes.’ I personally am saying ‘no,’ so I can stay laser focused through the crazy of running two businesses. I have a small team and several vendors that keep The Concierge Office Suites, a full-service office space, and Wing and a Prayer, a commercial broiler poultry farm running. I certainly don’t consider myself a business Titan – yet.

I keep asking how I can do things better and grow my earning power while helping other women do the same. I’ve been moderating several Lean In – WomenGroundBreakers Circle events. I keep craving more and more information about female leaders and their rise. I want to be a part of helping women step out of their comfort zone and pursue their dreams with practical answers that really work. I had been following all the video and resources available for education offered through the Lean In website, as I develop content to be shared during our Circle events. I just happened to stumble across Shonda Rhimes video TED talk, “My year of saying yes to everything.” I had to watch it.

Lean in – say ‘yes’ to everything from Denise Reed
I am so glad I did! Did you know Shoda Rhimes’s passion created a book, a TED talk, four television programs, 70 hours of TV, three shows in production at a time, sometimes four, 350+ million dollars, and a family? Now, she can truly wear the title of Titan! I won’t begrudge one letter of the word, Titan, and she can proudly proclaim it from the TED stage. The secret for Shonda Rhimes was she selectively said ‘yes’ to actively engaging with her children and things she was afraid of doing.
Shonda’s ‘yes’ isn’t a business plan, a quality standard, or even revolutionary family goal setting. Man, it sure will change all of these things in your life with a passion for doing it. It sure will open doors because you would step through them. It would help you meet people that could positively change your life. You might even create fun in your life. You could put together a plan, take a small step every day, and you certainly wouldn’t be stuck where you are right now.
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Denise is located right in the heart of Chattanooga, TN and is a firm believer in being vivacious in all things. She is the Chief Business Connector at The Concierge Office Suites.  She has received numerous awards for her efforts in her own businesses as well as her passion towards helping other woman be successful as well.  She is curiously vivacious and passionate in everything she does.

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