Gretchen Gunn, co-owner of www.mgdservices.com is one of the most authentic women I've ever had the privilege of getting to know. She's amazing as a business owner. And she's even more amazing as a woman. A woman who WOWS? No doubt. I'm thrilled to introduce you to Gretchen, here:
What ONE THING do you think gives a woman the "WOW" factor?
Confidence – nothing is more beautiful to me than a confident and KIND woman!
What three female celebrities do you think we could learn from – and what ONE sentence lesson do they teach us?
– Greta Waitz – Marathon runner who recently died– she should have coined the phrase, “just do it”. She loved to tell the story of her first race in NYC. In order to get any attendance, and media attention, they have playboy bunnies at the start line running the first leg of a race…. Puts a whole new spin on the running term, ‘rabbit’.
– Hillary Clinton – Talk about a woman that has found her own stride and is finally making the difference in the world she’s fought so hard to accomplish since her first attempt at reforming health care.
– Mother Teresa. Enough said.
What is the most important lesson you learned from YOUR Mom?
That she was always in my corner… and WAY ahead of me in terms of what I was capable of doing. Her belief in me has made me the successful person that I am today. “You can’t do that” and “I can’t” are not part of her vocabulary. I met Greta Waitz because my mother dragged me to a running clinic in NYC. I ran my first marathon because my mother looked at me at that same clinic and said, “Let’s run the NYC Marathon. This was in April of 1995. In October of the same year, we both ran – nonstop – the NYC Marathon.
You are never too old to accomplish your dreams. She found true love and married at 63. She got her PHD at 66. She’s 67… We’re waiting to see what she’ll be up to next.
If women could instantly emulate ONE trait, habit or skill set that YOU possess, which trait, habit or skill set should it be?
Forget yesterday’s failures! Start every morning with the conviction that today was a new slate, a fresh start to succeed.
What ONE success tip or strategy can you leave us with?
Do something extra every day. One more call. One less cookie, whatever it is, do one more thing to achieve your vision of success.
