Wednesday Wisdom: Becoming an Advocate

Wednesday Wisdom, Inspiration, Wisdom, Business Advice for Women Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses

When I wrote the very first Wednesday Wisdom I was 31 years old. Today I’m 58 years old. Looking back over the history of wisdom I’ve shared, I see how some topics are ageless and universal while others developed as I aged as a woman and entrepreneur. It makes sense.

It is also understandable as my company matured, so did my customers’ age. No longer followed by thirty-somethings, the average age of my readers, followers, and viewers ranges from 45-75, and a few into their 80s with the median age being 60-65.

As women in business age in general and after their young kids are older and married and their life work raising them opens up, many females turn to volunteer and advocacy work in areas of interest. They fill this new void with heart-warming activism in areas of passion that expand their network and horizons, sometimes benefiting their aging companies.

As I sat with a 26-year-old man whose loss of eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair mirrored mine, we spoke about a mutual interest in educating our community about alopecia. Three decades between us did not matter, we were similar and willing to see what we could do together to bring more awareness and possibly funding to our condition.

Today’s Wednesday Wisdom is to have you reach out to organizations or people in your community that experience the same life issues you face to open up a new network of people you can connect with. It may or may not lead to new business relationships, but it will warm your soul and provide new opportunities to advocate for yourself and others.

The same could be true for your business and entrepreneurial roles. Perhaps today is the day to join a new entrepreneurial organization to increase your chances of doing good in the world, support your enterprise, and introduce you to new people.

The world is a stage – make sure you are acting your part in it.