Leading with Care: How Women Around the World are Inspiring Businesses, Empowering Communities, and Creating Opportunity

Seeing Beyond Herself

Meanwhile, Maria continued to look to the future. And she realized that to be a successful businesswoman—one who would not only become wealthy but also make a lasting difference in her community—she had to raise her sights. She understood that to become a citizen of the world, she must look beyond Villa El Salvador, beyond Lima, and even beyond Peru. She began to teach herself English and then signed up for evening classes at the local college to pursue her bachelor’s degree.

In spite of all she had achieved, Maria was determined to keep moving forward. As she realized one dream, she moved instinctively to the next, no matter how difficult it seemed, no matter the reaction from the outside world, no matter what she ...