The Power of Forgiveness

Hey there! This is Christy Rutherford, your host for Why She’s Winning. Today, Thuli Selepe and I talk about the power of forgiveness.Thuli Selepe was born and raised in South Africa. She spent most of her time in Soweto, one of the most prominent township locations with diverse cultural backgrounds and notable historic events, such as the June 16th uprising.Thuli relocated to the U.S as a part of her work assignment, and is operating within the HR space of a multinational company. Besides her professional title of an absolute rockstar, Thuli is a mother, daughter, grandmother, and sister.She is family-oriented, passionate about life, traveling, impacting those around her, and, in general, spreading her love and light. Thuli's greatest virtues are her kindness and strong belief in imparting knowledge on others.Join in and listen to get the core fundamental essentials for your business growth and success!Here’s Just a Taste of This Episode’s Talking PointsDeciding to do Something DifferentSeeing she was loosing herself was one of the things that drove Thuli to seek support in terms of coaching.She said, “Sometimes in life, we can be in a situation that may shake our core foundation and end up losing who we are as an individual. Due to that, we may start developing other patterns or habits that would allow us to start doubting ourselves, or negative internal dialogues within ourselves”. This was one area Thuli knew she needed to start working on, which pushed her to be coached.Doubting our CapabilitiesThuli mentioned that sometimes women really aspire to take leadership positions, but when we are faced with a lot of pressure and not understanding how to navigate some of those political dynamics within the organization. As well as how to make your voice heard in those spaces, it becomes difficult for you to be able to sustain yourself in that particular environment.She continued on to say, “I think, also one other thing that we tend to struggle with, I would say myself as well, is that as women, we tend to want to be validated. We have the belief that in order for us to be seen, we have to prove ourselves to show that.” "I deserve to be in this particular role, and that's how we want to earn that respect."“When we don't get that validation and that respect, we tend to doubt our capability.”Other Topics We Covered on the Show:What are one or two things Thuli did that made the biggest shift in her life?The things Thuli learned throughout her journey about what she used to say vs. what she says now.Thuli shared how forgiving changed her quality of life.How Thuli was able to let go of the spirit of offense and make a connection to seek more ways to feel good?Her change in just three months. Where Thuli is now and how she sees other people responding in the world.Thuli’s message to women out there.