Extraordinary Women Making The World Better Place | Prita Kemal Gani, MBA, MCIPR, APR | TEDxLSPR
The speaker argues that successful women share ten common "X factors" which go beyond mere ability, emphasizing that preparation is crucial, and the final factor is the desire to be the best and remain useful. She builds on her research from hosting "Woman on Top" radio from 2017 to 2019, concluding that self-mastery, ethics, and a purpose are central to sustained success. The list of ten factors includes having a "very big dream," practicing confidence, maintaining emotional well-being, and mastering one's relationships. ## Speakers & Context - Unnamed speaker presenting on "women in business, extraordinary woman making the world a better place." - Speaker gained insight by hosting the program "Woman on Top" on Ralphy radio from **2017** till **2019**, where she interviewed successful women/entrepreneurs/leaders. - Speaker frames preparation as necessary, noting that *“Preparing extraordinary woman must be extraordinary preparation, and this upbringing cannot just be an instant.”* - The talk implicitly challenges the societal belief that women must be solely "protected by men." ## Theses & Positions - A woman should be capable of taking care of her siblings and being an equal partner to her husband, meaning they manage family matters together with equal support. - Women are considered the "pillar in the house," analogous to the mother figure. - Successful women share ten common "X factors" that lead to creating a good life and prosperity. - The most vital X factor is the desire to be the best and to be useful and significant. ## Concepts & Definitions - **Pillar in the house:** The foundational role of women, specifically referencing the mother figure. - **Relationship Skill:** A skill that can be built by building a network, having many friends, getting involved in many activities, and being helpful to many people. - **Leadership Skill:** Not simply becoming the superior, but the ability to be "obedient to yourself, to influence yourself, to have a self control of your emotion, of your ambition." - **Confidence:** Must be practiced and built through progressive achievements (e.g., learning to ride a bicycle before driving a car). ## Mechanisms & Processes - **Deriving Insights:** Conducting research and analysis over three years via the "Woman on Top" program to identify common traits among successful women. - **Developing Confidence:** Achieved incrementally, similar to learning to ride a bicycle, advancing to driving a car. - **Building Ethics:** Ensuring all programs or products are prepared by "thinking for the benefit of their customer or the benefit of many people before the profit for their company." ## Named Entities - **Ralphy radio:** The platform where the speaker hosted the program "Woman on Top." ## Numbers & Data - Duration of "Woman on Top" hosting: **2017** till **2019** (over **three years**). - Number of common X factors identified: **Ten**. ## Examples & Cases - **The comparison:** Many people believe women should be protected by men (father, brother, uncle, boyfriend, husband), but the speaker defines the ideal role as equal partnership. - **The initial struggle:** Acknowledging that the ability to be strong and tough is taught through upbringing, not instantly achieved. - **The process of confidence:** Analogized to the progression from riding a bicycle to driving a car. ## Tools, Tech & Products - **Woman on Top program:** The vehicle for the speaker's research. ## References Cited - None. ## Counterarguments & Caveats - **The common misconception:** The belief that women *should* be protected by men. - **The caveat on "good times":** When things *look* good, the successful women must be careful because "it's probably they are [not]." ## Conclusions & Recommendations - Success requires mastering ten key areas: big dreams, confidence, well-being, attitude, business ethics, relationship skills, leadership skills, organizational skills, keeping promises, and the deep desire to be useful. - The ultimate goal is to maintain a sense of purpose and gratitude for assistance received. ## Implications & Consequences - Failure to maintain ethical standards results in having "no business at all." - Failure to keep promises leads to people leaving one's life. - A lack of self-control leads to regret. ## Verbatim Moments - *"Preparing extraordinary woman must be extraordinary preparation, and this upbringing cannot just be an instant."* - *"a woman should be able to take care of their brothers and should be able to be a good partner to their husband, a good partner, meaning in preparing or raising the children together and also dealing and managing family matters together, all equal and support to each other."* - *"The number one X factor with all these women have in common. Number 1, is all of them. They have a very big dream."* - *"Second thing in there have in common is to have confidence, to have confidence must be practiced and must be built as a simple as learning how to ride a bicycle."* - *"X factor that all these successful women have in common is attitude. Attitude is as math of important of knowledge and skill."* - *"The fifth factor is to have ethics in business. If we don't have good ethics in business, then we will have no business at all."* - *"The seven X Factor of this woman, they have all leadership skills. Don't make a mistake. The leadership skill is to be able to be obedient to yourself, to influence yourself, to have a self control of your emotion, of your ambition..."* - *"number ten, this is the last and I think this is the most important that all these women have in common. The first one is they like to be the best and they want to be the best that they can be. And they want to be useful and always want to be significant."*