Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur

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I was recently at a restaurant here in New York City meeting a friend
for dinner. I arrived early, so I sat at the bar to have a drink while I waited
for her. There were no empty seats or hooks to hang my purse, so I placed it
on the bar and ordered a glass of champagne. Within seconds, I noticed two
women at the end of the bar whispering, pointing at me, and giving me
glaring looks. Their behavior was rude, it was obvious, and it was
completely unnecessary. All I did was sit down! But clearly something
about my presence ruffled their feathers.
While on my way home from dinner, I posted a Facebook status update
about the situation on my Champagne Diet fan page. It was a quick rant that
I felt needed to be said. I never expected the response that followed.
Here’s what I wrote:
I find it amazing that a simple act of sitting down at a bar can elicit
such nasty, catty behavior from some women! I just sat down, placed my
purse on the bar (all the chairs/hooks around me were taken) while waiting
for a friend and ordered a glass of champagne. Immediately two women
started staring at me, whispering, and giving me glaring looks. It was
downright rude. All I did was sit down! Ladies: let’s start being NICE to
each other!! Let’s stop judging, making assumptions, and being bitches. Do
you know how GOOD it feels to smile at another woman? Or better yet,
COMPLIMENT her? Insecurity competes. Confidence empowers. Empower
yourself and rise above the bullsh*t. #RantOver
The post received over 200 likes, nearly twenty shares, and endless
comments thanking me for sharing the story. It was one of my most popular,
engaging posts in all six years that I’ve run that page. After that response, it
became even clearer to me that women do not want to be catty or nasty with
one another. Women are craving support, empowerment – sometimes even
just a smile. Let’s move past this immature behavior and focus on uplifting
each other. Let’s vow to not give into the gossip and the hate, and instead
either remove ourselves from those conversations completely, or better –
add a kind word and try to reverse the situation. We are stronger, smarter,
and just too damn fabulous to sabotage ourselves and each other.

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GIRL CODE: Secret
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