Presentation by Margaret Dawson at Women of the Channel 2013 New York. Margaret talks about how to truly discover your inner light and how to use it for your own success and to help others be more successful. Part of her women empowerment series!

1. 
 Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond
measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most
frightens us…
 Marianne Williamson

2. Margaret Dawson
VP & Cloud Evangelist, HP Cloud
Wife, Sister, Daughter, Friend and Mother of 5

3. When we are young . . .we are ‘fearless’

4. I was an actress and an athlete

5.  Don’t play with boys
 You won’t be famous
 Act like a lady
 Don’t talk so loud
But then it starts
 Why are you so tall/short?
 Why are you so skinny/fat?
 Why don’t you play with
dolls?
 Why don’t you act like . . .

6. 
 Don’t snort so loud
 Why do you work so hard?
 Don’t swear so much
 Maybe you should lower your profile a bit
 Why are you so passionate?
 Why do you care so much?
It continues even today as adults

7. You can’t be a “good” mother
and a full-time professional

8. It’s impacting
technology &
business

9. 
This . . . In spite of amazing
milestones

11. What is this “light”?
 Your unique gifts to the world
 Your inner beauty and power
 Your connection to the universe
 Your potential to be all you can be

12. How many of you KNOW you are not shining your light
as brightly as you could at work?

13. 
10 Learnings about
Shining Your Light

14. 
Learning #1:
Everyone’s light is
different

15. Embrace your unique light and OTHERS

16. 
Learning #2:
Be YOU

17. In whatever form “YOU” comes in

18. 
Learning #3:
Sometimes you have to
look for your light

19. Start asking questions to yourself & others

20. 
Ask the Universe
for Help
Learning #4:

21. It’s amazing what can happen . . .

22. 
Surround yourself with
supportive people
Learning #5:

23. While filtering out negative input

24. 
Do something you used
to love and stopped
Learning #6:

26. 
You have to Practice
Learning #7:

27. And allow yourself some “dark” days

28. 
Shine Your Light on
Others
Learning #8:

29. Not just for you . . .it’s how you make
this world a better place

30. 
Use your Light for Good
Not Evil
Learning #9:

31. Your Light should be Positive

32. 
Your light will be
returned ten fold
Learning #10:

33. I think of this as intentional karma

34. 
You’ve only begun
to shine!

35. 
Thank You
@seattledawson
margaret.dawson@hp.com

36. Oh the night, makes you a star
And it holds you, cold in it's arms
You're the one to whom nobody verses "I love you",
Unless you say it first
So you lie there, holding your breath
And it's strange, how soon you forget
That you're like stars,
They only show up when its dark,
Cause they don't know their worth
There are times when,
The poets and porn stars align
And, you won't know who to believe in,
Well that's a good time to be leaving
And the past knocks on your door
And there's stones at your window at four in the
morning
Well maybe, he thinks its romantic
He's crazy but you knew that before
And I think you need to stop following
misery's lead
Shine away, shine away, shine away
Isn't it time you got over
How fragile you are?
We're all waiting
Waiting on your supernova
Cause that's who you are
And you've only,
Begun to shine
Yeah, you've only begun to shine
Yeah, you've only begun to shine
Shine by Anna Nalick

37. Our greatest fear is not that we are
inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that
frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, talented and
fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the
world.
There is nothing enlightened about
We were born to make manifest the
glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in
everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine,
we consciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically
liberates others.
Let your light shine . . . Marianne Williamson