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Have you forgotten who you are?

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In his book, Here and Now: Living in the Spirit, Henri Nouwen wrote, “One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are.”

As a leader and a teacher of women, I often find that “forgetting who we are” is the biggest obstacle I face when coaching women who are struggling to find their purpose or calling.

Are you Esther or Mordecai?

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Are you Esther or Mordecai?

The book of Esther is best known for its main character. Esther was a girl who went from orphan to queen. Her destiny to save the Jewish people, found in these now famous words: “Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

Most girls and women I know secretly dream of the day they are crowned queen.