There may not be a lot of prominent women leaders in the tech industry but we’re just getting started. Millennials are paving the way for more female technopreneurs and Melanie Perkins is one of them. At 33, she has successfully built a company that helps over 20 million people across 190 countries create beautiful designs -- to be exact, 1 billion designs at 33 designs every second! In fact, 85% of the Fortune 500 companies are using her platform.

  I was livid when the Luzon-wide lockdown in the Philippines was announced. I thought – what about work, my yoga classes, trips to the mall, and my freedom of movement? They were selfish thoughts, I know but I think that was borne out of my lack of information on what was happening at that time, and how dire the situation was going to be.

When abnormal is a new normal, when all our plans are falling apart, many targets and goals seem unrealistic, and most of the things we came to rely on are either disappearing or are not available, our strengths stay with us no matter what. I invite you to spend some time on your own strengths inventory. Be prepared, it can be very emotional, both hard and rewarding, at least in my own and my clients’ experience. But the result will help you navigate through these times of uncertainty and stress.