- May 2, 2024
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The members of the Halifax Business and Professional Women’s Club know the importance of maintaining a balance between work and personal life.
Women don’t have to know everything. And according to the president of the Halifax Business and Professional Women’s Club, that’s okay.
“Where I work, I don’t have to know everything,” President Lori McMullin said. “Even if someone reports to you, if they know something you don’t, then why not ask to learn from them?”
McMullian, who is also the development director for Neighbor to Family, said Halifax BPW teaches women how to find that balance in their work and personal life.
“We don’t have to be everything and I think women are afraid of that,” McMullin said. “They think ‘if I don’t know this, then people might not think I can do my job.’ That’s crazy. We can learn something from every generation.”
That concept of constant learning is something the group demonstrates at every monthly meeting with their guest speaker. For their last meeting, held Sept. 9, Halifax BPW had Ashley Moore, a certified business coach and neuro-linguistic programming trainer, speak about gaining success in all areas of life through the way information is processed.
“I’m teaching women in business how to build rapport with the client,” Moore said. “I’m teaching women in business how to find the best selves they have inside. I teach them how to get from the inside out.”
Moore agreed that the balance between work in life is one of the toughest struggles for professional women.
“It’s juggling their responsibilities ,” Moore said. “What I do is help them to know that they have that light inside, that dream and I teach them how to get that dream out. Even though we have all these responsibilities and it sounds and seems like we don’t have enough time to do it all, but we do.”
“It’s all about building powerful women,” McMullin said. “Everything from equal pay to equal rights to health care issues. Beyond all that, we really are here to help each other and lift each other up. This is a positive place to grow, no matter where you are in your career.”
Anyone interested in joining Halifax BPW or getting more info on the group, please contact Vice President of Membership Cynthia Ramirez at [email protected].
