She knows who she is.
You would fly across the world for an 18 hour stay for her. It would all be worth it because you know how much this award means to her.
It gives you personally tremendous global recognition, but you know that really it is her baby; her vision that got you here.
You planned together, worked together, cooperated together and shared the pure desire to win together. You did this as a team. To win and you did.
You could not have done this without her… and her without you –it was a synergized compilation of both of your strengths and talents.
You and your team may hold the trophy-but it is she that owns it.
You can barely remember a time that you were not so believed in-so empowered and so motivated. She took you and she…..watched as you blossomed into the potential that you needed to become. She held you as high and as capable that one can be held-she watched with pride as you grew to exactly the place you needed to be. She let you make mistakes. She allowed you to run your own show.
She nurtured you.
She has always treated you with the utmost respect-the utmost dignity in all of your roles; as a professional, as a mother and as a wife. She has watched you fall and watched you triumph. She has treated your life as an integrated and full whole.
She is what is meant by a LEADER. She leads by example. She is fearless.
You went to accept that amazing award-because by you going,she won too. You practiced and polished your acceptance speech because for her you being on that stage was all she wanted for her moment in the spotlight.
She was not there physically-but she was there emotionally. You had her with you every step of the way.
You will never, ever forget this remarkable person and friend who has so many wonderful skills and traits…but of all of them the most important one has been her belief in you and your capability to achieve things for which you had not thought you were capable.
Because of her……you will end up realizing your dreams. Because of her…you will know that you have dreams and what they are. Because of her you will strive in your own life to pay it forward and to fully believe in the powers of just believing in someone else and what this can do to unleash full potential.
Without her…..you may not have been able to come complete with capability.
With her…. you know you will always win.
Congratulations Canada
