Solid Female Community Leader | Sandy Standard

I would also like to mention Sandy Stanard. Sandy is a physical therapist and is also very active in the community. She leads the Scripture reading at our church and has the pleasure of teaching a room full of third grade boys, which takes a lot of strength of mind!

Sandy’s level of energy is always very impressive and she is also very active in her children’s sports activities, loves Alabama football, and seems to be capable of handling any type of stressful situation with an amazingly clear head. Sandy is also well-known for being a very supportive member of the community as she is generally the first one to bring a southern dish to your home when the need to help someone else involved in a stressful situation arises. She is also very supportive of her husband Will, who also works at Randall Reilly.

Embracing the Gifts of Men and Women in Industrial Professions and in All of Society

Both of the amazing women I’ve listed above get to play the “single parent” role when their husbands are working out-of-town and they manage it flawlessly. I have great respect for both of these ladies and I strive to be more like them. I thought about them when I read the #banbossy news because I wondered if they, like I, had ever been called bossy or loud when they were “getting things done.” Despite the labels some in society might have placed on these and other successful women like them, I know I am not alone when I say that I see them only as strong leaders!

Why do I choose to highlight these specific women today as I write about female leaders and role models?  I think it is important we do not stereotype women leaders as only corporate business world workers; but we embrace whatever our gifts and the gifts of others are. In this way we can earnestly give our daughters the confidence to be whatever they want to be, rather than continuing to attempt to force them into a mold, new or old.

Personally, I love calling Karli princess and drama, because she is just like me; a mess who is always dancing. But I also enjoy when I see a post from Sandy that says: call your daughter Brave and Courageous, and when I see how Jessica helps her friends sell $1000’s in little girl’s clothing. It’s a good reminder that we can be Strong Princesses.

You are ‘the boss’ of whatever your destiny has gifted you, and even though we are all different, we should embrace that difference.   I encourage both men and women who have daughters to actively look at ways to help build their self-confidence and let them know that just because they might prefer building pumps over dancing or cooking over crunching numbers; however they were made they can be a Rock Star at whichever one they choose.