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The pathway to successTHERE are many pathways available to women who are wanting to strive and achieve their goals in business, regardless of industry or profession.

Self belief is a vital factor in making the decision to progress, whether in higher education, job progression, leadership or even starting your own business.

But how do we develop self belief and retain it in the face of challenges?

Self belief can be learned. Discard your inner negative voice. When you start to doubt yourself, listen, ask yourself whose voice it really is? Understand that it’s not your true voice and start to challenge it, or better still, ignore it.

Turn your weaknesses into your strengths. You can’t rest on your laurels

and just assume there’s things about yourself that can’t be improved, take steps towards change. Take any negative belief you have about yourself and reverse it so that it becomes, in its place, a positive.

Become your own motivational coach and surround yourself with people who inspire and drive you to believe in yourself. If you notice doubts rearing their ugly heads, think of what you’d say to someone you really believe in if they started showing doubts and give yourself that same advice.

Self-belief comes not just by trying to convince yourself you can do things. True self-belief actually comes from developing the vision that you can achieve the goals that you set out to achieve. CHOOSING YOUR PATHWAY…From left, La Trobe Students, Saowanee Polpouk, Jess Ritchie, Mary

Mallari, Shameela Qazikhil, Fauzia Islam and Kiran Kaur. Photo: Madeleine Caccianiga.

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Nominations open for

Women’s Charter AwardTHE Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Alliance Advisory Committee (GSWCAAC) is encouraging members of the Greater Shepparton community to nominate an individual or group who has made a difference to women and the community for the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Alliance Advisory Committee Award.

The purpose of the GSWCAAC Award is to recognise women, men and groups who make a difference to the community in which they live. The GSWCAAC Award is about acknowledging any individual or group whose actions impact upon women within the Greater Shepparton area in a positive way.

Nominations will be judged using the following criteria:

• How the nominee made a difference to the community, particularly within the Greater Shepparton area

• How the nominee has acknowledged and embraced diversity

• How the nominee inspired and encouraged womenGSWCAAC Charter Champion Councillor, Dinny Adem

believes recognising people and groups who have made a positive difference to women’s lives is important.

“The GSWCAAC knows there is a lot of great work going on in the community – work that has a positive impact on women”, said Cr Adem.

“The GSWCAAC wants to acknowledge this work and highlight the efforts of people within the community, in the hope that it will inspire others.”

Nomination forms and further information about the Greater Shepparton Women’s Charter Alliance Advisory Committee Award can be found at www.greatershepparton.com.au

Nomination forms can also be obtained by contacting Council on (03) 5832 9700 or by email to women@shepparton.vic.gov.au.

Nominations close on November 26, 2015.