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BUILD ON YOUR FEMININE STRENGTHS

The fourth element of identifying our strengths is to look at identity—including our gender, race, religion, and ethnicity—and examine how these aspects of who we are can influence our dreams. In the prior chapter, we discussed how our principles, values, and religious beliefs are strengths. In this chapter we’ll explore how being female is a truly great strength and what a tremendous impact our gender identity has on the direction of our dreams.

The Old Testament tells the story of Abigail and with her husband, Nabal, who were King David’s subjects. (By the way, King David is the David who slew Goliath.) The Bible describes Nabal as “churlish and evil in his doings.” When approached by King David’s servants ...

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