…“A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” Oprah. 

Great story in NYT today about being secure with being insecure as a CEO. 

“For whatever reason, people believe that when they get to that spot, they have to know everything. They’ve got to be in total control, and you can never show weakness. I would say one of the underlying strengths of a great leader and a great CEO - not all the time, but when appropriate - is to demonstrate vulnerability, because that will bring people closer to you and show people the human side of you,” Howard Schulz, CEO of Starbucks. Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/business/10corner.html?_r=1

Our team is strong and we will prevail. A rogue wave may come but our ship is steady and sailing to the shore of success, where millions of girls await. Feedback from Facebook chats with members this week also provides unending validation that vivoGS must exist. Boys who play sports have support, the girls deserve it too. 

Thanks to meeting with Andy last week, I have even more confirmation that the content and community we are building is in high demand with brands and advertisers who want to reach this powerful audience of influential, highly social female athletes. On their way to ruling the world.  

Compete.com shows awesome hockey stick for our visitors. Makes me happy, as does sitting here watching my 15 year old play soccer in the middle of nowhere California with her state team. 

Onward and upward.