Branding yourself: find your passion skills, marketplace. As a marketing student this is something I love. As these ladies put it; whether you're an executive in the corporate world or a stay at home mom for example, we all have our own personal brand, it has a purpose, allowing you to share your message. “If you don’t define your brand, the world will define it for you.” This is a great video to watch:) As we BraveHeart women say, “Be Inspiration in Action”
It doesn’t have to be something you get paid for, though it’s wonderful if you can find that. Having an avocation and a vocation is different but each are a way of expressing yourself. We all have something unique to offer the world. If you are feeling stuck, pursue what stimulates you and evokes passion.
Do not waste your talents, keeping them hidden from the world to protect them is a mistake. I heard this in a sermon this last Sunday at my church but it doesn’t have to be a religious concept, it is a universal one. Share yourself with the world and you will get back what you give. As long you are constantly developing your brand and reinventing yourself you benefit from your own growth and evolve your message.
According to the film’s website:http://missrepresentation.org/ “Miss Representation” “explores how the media’s misrepresentation of women has led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence.” I found it inspiring and enlightening. As a female it made me take a good hard look at my own life and the choices I have made as well as things in life I have accepted without question. I naturally chose role models for myself based on my own experiences in life. Luckily, it started with my mother. She is a strong female figure so I gravitated toward role models such as Diane Sawyer and Christiane Amanpour.
I see this as a must see film; written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
Future generations will be impacted and already are by the media and how women are portrayed. From a young age it is made clear your attractiveness and your weight is what defines you. I found some of the statistics in this documentary surprising such as the rankings of other countries that have more females in government than the United States. We are “90th in terms of women in national legislatures”.
Reality TV is interested in female competition, confrontation, and the common phrase “cat fight” is of high priority to gain ratings. The same “cat fight” mentality has also been subjected to women in positions of power such as Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer. The media tried to pit them against each other. Photos from publications are being presented to highlight physical imperfections of women, or computerized to show us what the “perfect” woman should look like.
I watched another documentary last night called “The Price of Pleasure” focusing on the degradation of women in the adult entertainment industry and its affects on society’s view of the average woman. In the documentary, one female adult entertainer said in response to women being objectified by porn films, “How can a woman be an object?” I was dismayed by her lack of understanding and awareness. The negative impact of her actions and the influence they have on young girls had no meaning to her.
How can we as women expect our daughters to make changes in today’s world that would make women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton proud if we ourselves do not take a stand? This film explores this subject and it’s website is a good place to start for your own answers and resources. Inform yourself, and by doing so, you will empower yourself. Engage others in the subject matter through action; that can be sharing, taking part in the movement, however you feel you can act.
They have a listing of local screenings on their website but I have a feeling it will be available soon on demand on several websites. Maybe it’s time we look back at the women who made great sacrifices to make our lives better today. This was a very powerful, thought- provoking film that I do not think will go unnoticed. It certainly left a mark on me. For a final thought, remember their creed...
Dionysus is my pseudonym. I use it a lot in different profile accounts and my blogs. I often use the name Dionysus Beauty, it is also the name of my beauty blog. I decided to write something similar to a mission statement to explain what a Dionysus Beauty is and what that means to me.
My Mission is to…
Inspire Empower Inform Challenge Change
Embrace Beauty in all its varied forms
Celebrate liberation and support it
Encourage the end of care and worry
Express Love, Peace and Freedom
A Dionysus Beauty is anyone who is inspiring, empowered, educated, and strong. Those who embrace their beauty and liberate themselves from society’s standards. I use the name Dionysus, the Greek God as my pseudonym, where my name originally comes from and because Dionysus represented liberation, freeing oneself, often through wine and artistic expression. He was also viewed as a lover of peace and on a mission to end care and worry. I am on a mission to do these very things and encourage hope. Express your creativity in whatever form that may be, give peace a chance, and always promote freedom. To me that is the true essence of beauty and its power.
