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Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead But Gutsy Girls Do

The Big Idea

The Myth of the Good Girl

When you were younger, everyone told you that it was important to be a good girl. You were told that you should follow the rules, act nice to everyone, and that you should hold your tongue when it comes to people of authority. You were rewarded for being a good girl and punished for being the exact opposite.

Today, you are a career woman who might still be trying to follow the path of a good girl. You must realize, however, that doing so might affect your career negatively. In fact, your good girl mannerisms and traits might be undermining your career.

Before you begin misbehaving though, it must be stressed that being a gutsy girl does not mean being bad. You must still be hardworking, respectful and kind. However, you should not be afraid to take risks. You also should not allow other people to chart the direction of your career for you.

Strategy # 1: A Gutsy Girl Breaks the Rules

If you wish to stand out, you must break the rules. You must be willing to twist rules around to come up with bold and different solutions. Of course, this does not mean that you should go around breaking rules left and right. You should only break rules when you are doing so to achieve your goal.

ou must realize that rules exist for a reason. Probably, they were quite helpful at some point. However, some of the rules get outdated, even meaningless, over time. As a result, the rules end up hindering your success . . . . . .