MYTH WARRIORS!"Women who succeed professionally fail in personal relationships"

In the MYTH WARRIORS™ series we are targeting ideas to begin to assess whether they are credible or not. We are warriors fighting to establish clarity between what is accurate and what is simply a myth (or falsehood) in life. All of this is in furtherance of our mission to surpass our goals! In this episode we delve into the somewhat deceptively simple concept of, “Women who succeed professionally fail in personal relationships.”

Are women able to “have it all?” Should they “lean-in?” Do women have to choose between working in professional endeavors and having any personal life (or relationships) at all? Does a woman have to either decide 100% to work inside the home (mother, wife, etc.)? Does a woman have to accept that if she does any professional work outside the home that she will be a failure as a mother, wife, friend, daughter, sibling, etc. (in all of her personal relationships)? If a woman already has some professional accomplishments in life and she is single, is she doomed to be alone forever (as she has forfeited her opportunity at a fulfilling personal romantic relationship and she is “too intimidating”)?

All workaholics are self destructive and destructive to others. Those are people (of any gender) who abuse their work and exclude other priorities. We all have 24 hours in each day. If we define “success” we are able to achieve it (personally and professionally) as we desire. If we let other people define our “success” we will fail (both professionally and personally). 

If you define what “it all” is then you are certainly able to have it. If someone else does (the right job at the right firm for the right income with the right spouse and the right children, etc.) you will always fail. 

What do you want? What is a myth?