Self-doubt and lack of confidence is something that kills our dream. Female entrepreneurs had to face these demons and fight them off every single day. Leading a business and winning in a highly competitive and risky industry is difficult. Even with struggles of fear and self-doubt, female entrepreneurs push themselves to win. The stories of female direct sellers with QNET who have achieved so much in their career was a great inspiration in my initial days.
The best advice I’ve ever got was to know my worth. I usually receive help and support from my mentors. But this was from a very successful businesswoman I met during a seminar. I didn’t had much time to chat and get to know her, but as advice to a young female entrepreneur, she asked me to reflect on myself and know my worth. And today, when any other businesswoman new to direct selling ask me for advice, I give them the same one I received. So, listen up, female entrepreneurs; know your worth.
What exactly does it mean to know our worth? As a female entrepreneur, firstly, I recommend stopping self-doubt and starting working on building confidence. Yes, we have to take those risky steps that always make us feel less comfortable. Of course, you can do anything if you put your heart into it. Secondly, dream bigger, don’t care whether you were told you couldn’t do this, or you don’t have what it takes to win. This is your time to challenge it, chase your dream, and dream bigger.
Read this article to learn about the struggles faced by female entrepreneurs and the role knowing your worth can play in changing it.
Top Struggles Women Face in Business
Women had to go through the risks of business and market shifts as well as those solely based on our gender. So, female entrepreneurs had to face double the challenges as their male counterparts. These struggles will only break when we realize our strengths and skills.
Lack of Support for Female Entrepreneurs
Women often had to chase their dreams and step into business when their family and closest friends don’t believe them or show any support. Not receiving support from people from your circle, emotionally or financially, can be a barrier to achieving our dreams. I had people tell me I can’t achieve what I have now simply because I am a woman. Lack of support is a serious issue that kills the potential and dreams of many women in our country.
Gender Inequality
Did you know that investors are less likely to invest in a female-led business? That’s right, and a report has shown that, despite the great business plans and ideas, investors are not willing to put their money into the women-led business. In a corporate work environment, women are not paid the same as men even for the same work. It’s a shame for our society that even in the year 2022, women don’t get equal pay for equal work. Financial difficulties and the struggle caused by gender inequality had made chasing dreams extra hard on women.
Self-doubt and Lack of Confidence
Working in a predominantly male-dominated industry poses a serious struggle for women regarding self-doubt and lack of confidence. Low self-esteem and lack of confidence also occur because you don’t understand your worth. It is hard for us to recognize it as we grow up seeing and hearing otherwise. An entrepreneur needs to show confidence and courage, lead, make crucial decisions, and sometimes even take risks.
Why is it Important for Female Entrepreneurs to Know their Worth?
We should know our worth because if we don’t do it, no one else will. Sadly, the kind of support we all need to chase our dreams, in whatever field or path it is, is not available. So, before asking anyone else to believe in us and our plans for the future, we need to do that. No one else knows you more than you do, so it starts with us. I’ve had people say to me that business risks and challenges would be impossible for a young woman to handle. But if I doubted my strength in overcoming challenges and listened to such discouraging advice, I wouldn’t have become who I am today or have the success I now enjoy. So, realizing the strengths, skills you’ve, and talents is important to survive setbacks.
If you take the number of women in business, women who invest and the amount of money we make on average, it is much lower than men. This means women are financially less stable than men, even those who are in business and have an active careers. But, when we acknowledge our strengths and put effort for financial freedom, an area female entrepreneurs have always struggled with, we can achieve it. So, the change in the financial situation is possible only when we know our worth. It would help women in any career. For business women, it helps you sell the products at premium rates and nothing less. For women in corporate environments, it inspires you to negotiate a paycheck you deserve.
Knowing the worth would be a step to some radical changes. It helps us achieve equal pay for equal work, which is still a major inequality woman faces. Likewise, women can win and take what they deserve in every field when we all start acknowledging our value.
Here’s How QNET Business Helped Me
Direct selling business with a reputed company like QNET is the gateway to success and freedom for women. The business is empowering and liberating in many ways. First of all, it doesn’t ask for massive capital to get the business started. Yes, I could start my business, my dream, with a simple process. Of course, running it and making it win was not so easy, but for me, a good start was the support I always needed.
Getting a kick-start in business is the toughest part. I have tried to achieve it for a while in the traditional industry. But the higher cost of entry and lack of support of investors for female-led businesses stood in my way as big barriers. The business opportunity with an internationally renowned company seemed surreal. But the number of women doing direct selling is higher than men, even if the difference is slight. That’s right, and we call direct selling the most empowering business industry for a reason. Female-led businesses lead the industry; more than 53 per cent of direct sellers are women.
Such an empowering industry and the opportunity to do business with QNET was a game-changer in my career. It opened the path to financial security, empowerment, and personal growth. The journey with QNET has helped me understand my worth. It still amusing to me how much I can achieve with big dreams and a bit of push and support like this business opportunity.
To conclude, I had to reassure you that business is a field that women are naturally good at. Women multi-task, we are better networkers, and the intuition we women have when dealing with any situation is a strength. These qualities proves that business is the right place for us. So, what we lack in making the step and chasing our dream is not knowing our worth. I ask all fellow female entrepreneurs and aspirants to acknowledge your potential and value. Encourage yourself and believe in yourself even before anyone else starts showing support. So, once again, dear female entrepreneurs, know your worth.