Many of the high-achieving women I interviewed for my book, Wander Woman, felt their mothers were angry.

So many stories I read this week were about mothers sacrificing for their daughters. I believe you can also create stories that your children will love telling of how you stepped into your full potential.

According to Joyce Gioia, Strategic Business Futurist, at least 54 percent of today's employees are ready to change jobs. I have read that the percentage of top performers eagerly waiting to leap is even higher.

Cattiness decreases as confidence strengthens. Women have become more confident in their abilities to accomplish great things. They do not need to criticize and sabotage others to succeed.

Many of us are clearly assertive without being abrasive and take on too much work for the love of it. Our challenges and desires differ from the standard fare addressed by the popular media.